LISTSERV

EMPOWER Colorado has a listserv (internet discussion groups). We communicate with each other daily on a wide variety of topics related to mental health, schools, IEP/504, resources, research, medications, alternative methods, therapy and tons of support.

A listserv is a great way to give and receive information, resources and support.  It is accessible anywhere you can access a computer and have an email. 

There are many ways in which to access the listserv, there are individual emails for those who are on-line more regularly and would like to have emails as they arrive daily, the daily digest is a way to receive one email a day with all the days emails combined or through the the web. 

For more information on our listserv http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EMPOWER_COLORADO or by contacting Carol Villa or Christiana Humphreys at info@empowercolorado.com.
 

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Most Common Acronyms (in our group)
 Netiquette

MOST COMMON ACRONYMS USED
GP General Practitioner
LOL laughing out loud
MD Medical Doctor
OT Occupational Therapist
TCH The Children's Hospital
CPU Child Psychiatric Unit
APU Adolescent Psychiatric Unit
PDOC Psychiatrist
Psych Psychiatric
PT Physical Therapist
RN Registered Nurse
SO significant other
TDOC Therapist or Psychologist
   
DISORDERS
A&D Alcohol and Drug
AD Attachment Disorder (other people use this for other things as well, sometimes Anxiety Disorder or Alzheimer's)
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AS Asperger's Syndrome (part of the autism spectrum)
BP, BPD Bipolar Disorder
BPD Borderline Personality Disorder
EBD Emotional or Behavioral Disorder
ED Eating Disorder
FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
GAD General Anxiety Disorder
MD Major Depression
NOS not otherwise specified (usually a generic term with almost any disorder)
OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder
PANDAS Pediatric Autoimmune Neuro-biological Deficiency Attributed to Streptococci
PDD Pervasive Developmental Disability
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
SAD Seasonal Affective Disorder
SI or SID Sensory Integration (Dysfunction)
SM Selective Mutism
TD Side effect called Tardive Dyskinesia although some refer to Tourette's Disorder which is also TS (Tourette Syndrome)
TS Tourette Syndrome
   
EDUCATION TERMS
BIP Behavior Intervention Plan
DT Day-Treatment
ED Emotional Disability (Disturbance)
EI Early Intervention
FAPE Free and Appropriate Education
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individual Education Plan
Inclusion "Mainstreaming"
ISP Individual Service Plan
ITP Individual Treatment Plan
LD Learning Disability
RTC Residential Treatment Center
SED Significant Emotional Disability, Severely Emotionally Disturbed or Serious Emotional Disturbance
SIED Significant Impaired Emotional Disability, Severely Impaired Emotionally Disturbed, Serious Impaired Emotional Disturbance
   
   
THERAPIES  
AAC Assistive Augmentative Communication
ABA Applied Behavior Analysis
DSM-IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association
ECT Electric Convulsive Treatment (Electric Shock Treatment)
EMDR eye movement desensitizing and reprocessing, a therapy involving eye movements
PDR Physicians' Desk Reference
PECS Picture Exchange Communication System
   
MEDICATIONS  
AP anti-psychotic medication
MAOI Monamine Oxidase Inhibitor (older medication type)
MEDS medications
SNRI Serotonin and Norepinephrine Re-Uptake Inhibitor
SSNRI Selective Serotonin Noradrenergic Re-Uptake Inhibitor
SSRI Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, a class of antidepressant
TCA Tricyclic Antidepressant
TCA Tri-Cyclic / Hetero-Cyclic Anti-depressants
   
INSURANCE  
HMO Health Maintenance Organization
PPO Preferred Provider Organizations
POS Point of Service
   
   
OTHER  
APA American Psychiatric Association
AT Assistive Technology
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
CASA Court Appointed Special Advocate
CBS Community Based Services
CCMHA Comprehensive Children's Mental Health Act
CMHC Community Mental Health Center
CMI Chronic Mental Illness
COS Court Ordered Services
DD Developmentally Disabled/Developmental Disabilities
DDS Disability Determination Services
DHS Department of Human Services
DOC Department of Corrections
EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
ER Emergency Room
MH Mental Health
SSA Social Security Administration
SSD(SSDI)/RSDI Social Security Disability (Income)/Retirement, Survivors and Disability Insurance
SSI Supplemental Security Income
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
   
OTHER CHAT TERMS  
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AKA Also know as
BBL Be Back Later
BRB be right back
BRB Be Right Back
BTDT been there, done that
BTW by the way
cutting the most common form of self-injury
EG Evil grin
F2F Face to face
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
flame to make a post directly attacking a person. Don't do it!
FWIW for what it's worth
FYI for your information
G Grin
H Hug
HS high school