What types of need fall into each category
Although, by no means exhaustive, these lists give a good overview:
Communication & Interaction
- Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN)
Cognition & Learning
- Moderate Learning Difficulty (MLD)
- Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty (PMLD)
- Severe Learning Difficulty (SLD)
- Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD)
- Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia & Dyspraxia.
Social, Emotional & Mental Health Difficulties
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Adjustment Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (‘OCD’)
Sensory and/or Physical
- Hearing Impairment (HI)
- Visual Impairment (VI)
- Multi-Sensory Impairment (MSI)
- Physical Disability (PD)
