| Adaptive education | Education which is harmonized on the needs of the children |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder: ADHD without hyperactivity: concentration disorder and impulsiveness are the main symptoms |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: lack of attention disorder with hyperactivity and impulsiveness |
| Ambulatory coaching | Getting help from teachers from special education programs with a disability, like ADHD, so children can attend a 'ordinary' school |
| Asperger syndrom | Social disorder in which the phenomena appear to be autism, but where average to high intelligence is in order. 70% of the autistic children have a intellectual handicap. In Holland they often are diagnosed on PDDNOS. |
| AVL | Behavior Assesment List from which ADHD could be diagnosed |
| CBCL | Child Behaviour Checklist |
| Comorbidity | Appearance of different disorders at the same time |
| DCD | Development Coordination Disorder: disorder in the mobility and balance. often diagnosed as comorbidit with ADHD |
| DSM IV | Diagnostical and Statical Manual of Mental Disease: American system of diagnosing psychatric disorders |
| Dyscalculy | Math blindness: disorder in the are of math |
| Dyslectic | Read blindness: disorder in reading and writing |
| Dyspractic | Light mobility disorder, also known as DCD. |
| Behavioral disorder | Collection of disorders, in which annoying behavior is the main characteristic, e.g. an aggresive behavioral disorder and ADHD |
| GTS | Gilles de la Tourette syndrom, disorder in chich uncontrolled muscle movements are making involuntary movements and/or sounds |
| Action plan | This plan states what needs to be done during a specific period of time. The subject of this plan is the student and the education. |
| Internal coach | Teacher within the primary school who has coordinating, coaching and innovating tasks. |
| MBD | Minimal Brain Damage/ Minimal Brain Dysfunction: old term for ADHD |
| Neurotransmitter | Chemical matter which transmits the pivots between the nerve cells |
| NLD | Non Verbal Learning Disorder: disorder in processing non verbal information |
| ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder: disorder with negative, hostile and openly unbhavioral characteristics |
| PCL | Permanente Commissie Leerlingenzorg: beoordeelt of plaatsing op een speciale school voor basisonderwijs noodzakelijk is. |
| PDDNOS | Pervasive Developmental Disorders Not Otherwise Specified: disorder which cause problem in the social and communicational areas, but do not fit in an autistic disorder |
| Remedial Teaching | Help from specialized teachers to children with educational problems |