VI. Glossary
In-words and Acronyms

Newbies to the newsgroup, especially those who are new to the online autism community in general, may have difficulty with some of the acronyms, abbreviations, and other terms used on the newsgroup. Hopefully this glossary will help. For starters, you should know that in this context, a.s.a refers to the alt.support.autism newsgroup.

Contents:

  1. Usenet Acronyms
  2. General special needs terms
  3. Autism specific terms
  4. "Learning Disabilities" UK/US usage difference

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