Resources & Links
Provides resources and support so people who learn and think differently can thrive - in school, at work and throughout life.
Working with autistic people and the wider autism community to help support, inform, and educate. Let Autism New Zealand take every step with you.
MOE guide to special exam conditions
ADDitude is the world's most trusted resource for families and adults living with ADHD and related conditions, and for the professionals who work with them.
Tips for Parents. Specialising in childhood anxiety.
Practical information about education for parents and carers
Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand provides a voice for, and services to, the estimated one in ten New Zealanders with dyslexia as well as to those supporting them.
A thriving ADHD community that enriches the world.
Ministry of Education information about IEPs.
Common Abreviations
SERVICES
BAS: Bilingual Assessment Service
PHN: Public Health Nurse
SWIS: Social Workers in Schools
SLT: Speech Language Therapist
OT: Occupational Therapist
PT: Physiotherapist
AOD: Advisor of the Deaf
AOB: Advisor of the Blind
RTLit: Resource Teacher of Literacy
SENCo: Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator
LSC: Learning Support Coordinator
ORS: Ongoing Resourcing Scheme
ESOL: English Speakers of other Language
LS: Learning Support Ministry of Education (Spec. Ed) Special Education (previously known as GSE or MoESE)
DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (NZ Police/Youth workers)
Starship: Children’s Hospital part of Auckland Hospital
Kari Centre: Children’s Mental Health Auckland District
Whirinaki: Children’s Mental Health Manukau
Oranga Tamariki, formerly CYFS: Child Youth and Family Services
Te Whatu Ora, formerly ADHB: Auckland District Health Board
PROGRAMMES
PB4L: Positive Behaviour for Learning
ART: Aggression Replacement Training
IYT: Incredible Years Teacher Programme
IYP: Incredible Years Parent Programme
IYA: Incredible Years
LEARNING AND BEHAVIOUR TERMS
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD: Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ODD: Oppositional Defiance Disorder
FASD: Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder