05. Stitching Out Stigma ASD Acronyms

This is a piece I designed and stitched for the Stitching Out Stigma project.

The premise is that although the child is surrounded by all the acronyms relating to being autistic, he is jumping for joy out of them.  It almost looks like he is throwing them in the air.

I stitched this in a rainbow of colours because autism is a spectrum, like the rainbow.

Here is the full list of what the acronyms stand for (how many did you know already?)

SEN                Special Educational Needs

ADOS             Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule

BSL                 British Sign Language

IEP                  Individual Education Plan

NAS                National Autistic Society

CAMHS          Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service

CIR                 County Inclusive Resource

DLA                Disabled Living Allowance

EHCP              Education, Health and Care Plan

MDA               Multi-Disciplinary Assessment

ADHD            Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

PECS              Picture Exchange Communication System

SLT                 Speech and Language Therapist

GDD               Global Delayed Development

BID                 Bilateral Integration Disorder

CAF                Common Assessment Framework

SPD                 Sensory Processing Disorder

ODD               Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OCD               Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

LSA                Learning Support Assistant

MLD               Moderate Learning Disability

SLD                Severe Learning Disability

PDD-NOS      Pervasive Development Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified

ADD               Attention Deficit Disorder

SNO                Special Needs Officer

CDC                Child Development Clinic

PDA                Pathological Demand Avoidance