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