ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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ASD
Autistic Spectrum Disorder, difficulties with social communication, making friends or relating to adults
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BESD
Behavioural, Emotional & Social Difficulty
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Carer
For the purpose of the Code of Practice (CoP) a carer is a person named by a local authority to care for a child for whom the social services department has parental responsibility.
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Child Development Team
(CDT)
A team consisting of various professionals to whom your child may be referred for assessment and therapies.
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Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan
The Education Health and Care Plan replaces the Statement of Special Educational Needs.
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Independent Support
Support for parents/carers in completing their Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan.
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Luke
Luke is Nick and Anne's son who at the time of writing is eighteen years old and is in his second year at Pield Heath Sixth Form. He loves music and spends a lot of time downloading lyrics from the web and working out the melody. He also enjoys dancing, reading, writing (this is difficult for him), watching films and playing in his band, I Love Thunder. He has Down's Syndrome which gets in the way at times and at other times, well....
Luke has two brothers and two sisters.
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MLD
Moderate Learning Difficulties. This includes children who have difficulty with some of the work in school, and with keeping up with other children their age.
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