List of abbreviations

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For the life of me, I can't find a list of abbreviations on this site

Like, I don't know what NT means for example.

Thanks

NT means neurotypical (usually in reference to those not on the autism spectrum in the context used on these boards. Technically though, there are non-autistic people who also aren't NT).

AS= Aspergers Syndrom
ASD= Autism Spectrum Disorder
AD= Autistic Disorder
HFA= high-functioning autism (this is used in 2 contexts. Some people use HFA to indicate high-functioning classic autism. Others use it to include ALL high-functioning ASDs including that and Aspergers and PDDNOS)
LFA=low-functioning autism (in this case, almost if not always exclusively used to refer to the more severe classic autism cases)
MFA=mid-functioning autism (you will only see this occasionally on these boards)
PDD= pervasive developmental disorder
PDDNOS= pervasive developmental disorder not-otherwise-specified

Any others that you can think of?

AS is Asperger Syndrome, of course
DD is dear daughter
DS is dear son
BAP is broader autistic phenotype - in other words, a person with mild autistic traits that don't meet criteria for an autism spectrum condition. Sometimes they're also called 'cousins', particularly if they're diagnosed with a disability other than autism (eg ADHD)
AC is autistics and cousins - cousins defined under BAP
ADHD/ADD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD is the older term, also sometimes used to refer to the inattentive subtype of ADHD (who lack hyperactivity)

Any others?

This one should probably be stickied, by the way.

Thanks everyone

Yes, thank you. I have trouble handling the jargon, which I suppose is indicative of that executive function thingy.