St Mary's Farnham Royal Church of England Primary School
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The world of SEND is full of unfamiliar terms and acronyms. Here are some of the most common.
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASC / ASD - Autistic Spectrum Condition / Autistic Spectrum Disorder
CAMHS - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
CYP - child / young person
EHCCo - Education Health Care Co-Ordinator (Part of the Local Authority)
EHCP - Education Health Care Plan
EP - Educational Psychologist
GD - Global Delay (delayed development in more than one area - e.g. physical, speech, learning etc)
HI - Hearing Impairment
IPM / IEP - Individual Provision Map / Individual Education Plan
LA / LEA - Local Authority / Local Education Authority
MAPP - Multi Agency Provision Plan
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
ODD - Oppositional Defiance Disorder
OT - Occupational Therapy
PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance (a form of Autism which is characterised by avoiding things)
SaLT - Speech and Language Therapy.
SDQ - Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (part of ADHD / ADD/ ASD Assessments)
SEND - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
SENDCo - Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator (in school)
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
SPD - Sensory Processing Disorder
SSA - A support assistant assigned to a child with an EHCP (Also called a 1 to 1)
TA - Teaching Assistant
VI - Visual Impairment