As the parent of a child with any type of disability, you are likely to come across a wide range of acronyms used by teachers, schools, medical professionals and others caring for your child.
Below is a handy list of the most common acronyms, and what they stand for, that the families of children with disabilities encounter.
- SLD: Severe Learning Difficulty
- MLD: Moderate Learning Difficulty
- CLDD: Complex learning difficulties and disabilities
- PMLD: Profound Multiple Learning Difficulty
- CM: Complex and Multiple needs
- SEN: Special Educational Needs
- SEND: Special Education Needs and Disabilities
- ASD / ASC: Autistic spectrum disorder / condition
- ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- EHCP: Education Health and Care Plan a statement of educational needs
- PLP: Personal Learning Plan
- BSP: Behaviour Support Plan
- PCP: Personal Care Plan
- SaLT: Speech and Language Therapist
- OT: Occupational Therapist
- Physio: Physiotherapist
- Ed Psych: Educational Psychologist