Jargon Buster
Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASD | Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| Autonomy | Being able to make your own decisions about things. |
| CAMHS | Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service |
| co-write | 'Co' means together so 'co-write' means working together to write something. |
| commissioners | Commissioners are people whose job it is to decide how services for young people should look and how they should work. |
| EHC Plan | An Education, Health and Care Plan (sometimes called an EHCP) is a document that will set out what education, health and social support disabled young people should be receiving.
EHCPs replace what used to be called a 'statement of special educational needs'.
To find out more go to the EHCP section of the Dynamite Website. |
| IPS | Someone who can give support to parents/carers, for example, by going to meetings, encouraging parents to get involved and helping them to understand systems related to special educational needs. |
| IPSEA | Independent Panel for Special Education Advice |
| Joined up | When services work together to plan what services people in the local area need. |
| Key workers | Someone who works with children and families to help them get the best education and social care services and make sure services work together. |
| LAC | Looked after Child |
| Learning difficulties | Problems or conditions which make learning harder for the individual than it is for most people. |
| Learning Disability Assessments | An assessment to find out if a person has learning disabilities and what support they will need to help them in school or education. |
| Local Authority | The local government responsible for managing services in your area – i.e. your local council. |
| Local Offer | A document to say what services and support are available in local areas for disabled children, young people and families. |
