Today I submitted my July article for Autism At Home Series. My column is titled ‘Beyond The Spectrum. This amazing opportunity allows me to share stories, tips, resources and so much more.
For my July column titled ‘What’s in an Acronym?’ I wanted to focus on the learning curve to learn acronyms as we weave our way through the Autism maze.
A few acronyms on the spectrum and more that are closely related (but not necessarily an ASD):
ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
AS (Asperger’s Syndrome)
DAS (Developmental Apraxia of Speech)
DD (Developmental Disabilities)
DH (Developmentally Handicapped)
DVD (Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia)
HFA (High-functioning Autism)
LD (Learning Disabled)
MR (Mentally Retarded)
MSDD (MultiSystem Developmental Disorder)
NT (Neurologically Typical) (non-Autistic)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Disorders Associated with Strep)
PDD (Pervasive Development Disorder)
PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified)
SI (Sensory Integration) and, occasionally for (Speech Impairment),
SIB (Self-Injurious Behavior)
SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder)
SSS (Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome)
TS (Tourette’s Syndrome)
To learn more about Autism I have recently learned about a great Autism resource for parents on Guide to Health Care Schools: http://www.guidetohealthcareschools.com/tips-and-tools/autism-resource.
Sincerely,
~Rhonda
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Fantastic article!
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I see a great improvement in your writing, I’d love to get in touch with you about watching one of your programs. I have become a great fan. Keep up the great work! Your writing is very inspirational for someone who is new to this type of stuff and I have learned so much. Also, I just ordered your autism book and can’t wait!
This is very cool… I didn’t know that so many acronyms existed! I printed this out and plan to use it as part of my research project on Autism. I hope that’s okay. I will include your name and URL. I’ll let you know how it goes. I might win an award. Thanks, Howie.
~Howie, it’s perfectly fine for you to use my list of acronyms for your project. I am thrilled to be of help. I’m sure that your research project will turn out wonderful. If I can do anything further to help you please let me know. And, please let me know about your award when you receive it! – Rhonda
Amazing! I printed this out and plan to share it with my colleagues. I know many of these acronyms but learned many new ones, also. What a great site you have, Rhonda. I’m reading The Journey, Home from Autism – can’t put it down!
Just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading your article here. Thank you.
That’s exactly how I look at it as well. Cheers, you’ve just made my day.
The importance of “dealing with adult ADD” is some what quite significant to how we can achieve a positive life. Attention deficit disorder is not just common in Young kids, but also hugely unrecognized in young and old adults, its still a rather difficult issue to pinpoint the exact root cause of it. Some common signs of adult ADD and ADHD can be, and is medically misunderstood for depression are, stubbornness, poor organizational skills, procrastination, poor financial management, very moody, easily bored, and rather forgetful, these are the more common signs that have relation to ADD and ADHD.
Hi Gregory. Thanks for contributing. Your website. http://tinyurl.com/y9hnjl9, is full of accurate information. I found the information on Concentration Essentials for Attention Deficit Disorders quite interesting. Thanks once again. I hope to hear back from you on the questions I sent directly to you. ~Rhonda
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Very nice writing style Rhonda. It’s a pleasure to learn from your heart-felt posts.
This is my first visit here, but I will be back soon, because I really like the way you are writing, it is so simple and honest
This article is by far the most concise and up to date information I found on autistic acronyms. Sure glad that I navigated to your page by accident. I’ll be subscribing to your feed so that I can get the latest updates. Appreciate all the information here!
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~Thanks so much Arnie. As I grow my positioning will rise. My mission: To Reach, Teach and Inspire Special Children AND the Adults Who Love Them! We ALL can make a difference. Be blessed, Rhonda.
I think that your work thoughtful and full of insightful data. Thank you and keep up the great work!
This is a real winner Rhonda. Thanks for putting the time and research into this. I’m going to print this out and share with my daughter’s doctor.
This is a very interesting article! Thank very much for writing it and for the other articles, also.
This is a terrific article. I printed out the list and gave it to my school nurse and our pediatrician. They were both impressed.
This is just terrific Rhonda. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I just finished reading your book and it’s saved our lives!!! EVERYONE, I mean EVERYONE should read your amazing book. Thank you again, Shari, mom to Steven (with classic autism) and Sharnell (with asperger’s syndrome). As soon as we can I’m going to start ALL of us on the glutathione product that you give your son.
Great information! Thanks!!
Great site Rhonda. Very informative.
This is incredible! I printed it out and will use the list as a reference guide. Thank you for all of the time you put into creating this.