Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 9:34:22 GMT
Thought I'd post these on here for newcomers to Planet Adoption so they know what us lot are on about in our posts and don't think we have all lost the plot - even though we have, or is it just me? 
I have highlighted the adoption related ones and the ones in most use on here in blue. HTH
AA - Adoption Allowance
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
AC - Adopted Child
AD - Adopted Daughter
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADM - Agency Decision Maker
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AK - Adopted Kid
AKA - Also Known As
AMAP - As Much/Many As Possible
AO - Adoption Order
ARF - Adoption Revolutionary Front
AS - Adopted Son
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ATB - All The Best
ATEOTD - At The End Of The Day
ATM - At The Moment
AUK - Adoption UK
AVG -Average
BAC - By Any Chance
BBL - Be Back Later
B/C - Because
BD - Birth Daughter
BF - Birth Father/Birth Family
BITGOD - Back In The Good Old Days
Bk - Book
BM - Birth Mother
BMP - Be My Parent - (publication showing children needing adopting)
BP - Birth Parent(s) / Blood Pressure
BRB - Be Right Back
BS - Birth Son
BTA - But Then Again
BTW - By The Way
BYAM - Between You And Me
BYKT - But You Knew That
B4 - Before
B4N - Before Now/ Bye For Now
CAMHS - Children and Adolescence Mental Health Service
CC - County Council
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO - Care Order
C/O - Care Of
CP Child Protection
CU - See You
CUL8R - See you later
CWW - Children Who Wait - (publication showing children needing adopting)
DC - Direct Contact
DD - Dear Daughter / Development delays
DH - Dear Husband
DS - Dear Son
DIY - Do It Yourself
DK - Don’t Know
DLTBGYD - Don't Let The Bu**ers Grind You Down
DLA - Disability Learning/Living Allowance
DOB - Date Of Birth
DP - Dear Partner
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DW - Dear Wife
DX - Diagnosis
ESP - Especially
FAS - Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
FC - Foster Carer
FD - Foster Daughter
FF - Foster Family/Family Futures (organisation that specialises in adoption support for families experiencing difficulties)
FITB - Fill In The Blanks
FS - Foster Son
FTTT/FT2T - From Time To Time
FU/4U - For You
FWIW - For What It’s Worth
FYI - For Your Information
F2F - Face to Face
GAFIA - Get Away From It All
GFY - Good For You
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GR8 - Great
GTG/G2G - Got To Go
GSOH - Good Sense Of Humour
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HS - Home Study
HT - Head Teacher
HTH - Hope This Helps
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
H2 - How to
IAC - In Any Case
IAE - In any event
IC - I see
ICBW - I Could Be Wrong
IDTT - I’ll Drink To That
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IMPE - In My Personal/Previous Experience
IMPOV - In My Point Of View
IMS - I Must Say
IOW - In Other Words
IRO - Independant Reviewing Officer (the powerful one who makes sure SS do what they are supposed to do)
IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If
JFTR - Just For The Record
JIC - Just In Case
JTYWLTK - Just Thought You Would Like To Know
LA - Local Authority
LAC - Looked After Child/Children
LAD - Local Authority District
LB - Letterbox (as in letterbox contact)
LMK - Let Me Know
LO - Little One (child)
LOL - Laugh Out Loud/ Lots Of Love/Lots Of Luck
L8R - Later
MOF - Matter Of Fact
MP - Matching Panel
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
M8 - Mate
N/M - Never Mind
NP - No Problem
NYP - Not Your Problem
NW - No Worries
OMG - Oh My God
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OT - Occupational therapy/therapist
OTT - Over The Top
OTW - On The Whole
OW - Oh Well
PAS - Post Adoption Services/Support
PASW - Post Adoption Social worker
PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance (Syndrome)
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDQ - Pretty d**m quick
PLS - Please
PM - Private Message
POV - Point Of View
PTB - Powers That Be
SALT - Speech And Language Therapy/Therapist
SD - Step-Daughter/Step-Dad
SEN - Special Educational Needs
SENCO - Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator
SGO - Special Guardianship Order
SITD - Still In The Dark
SM - Step-Mum
SPAM - (unsolicited bulk emails)
SS - Social Services / Step-Son
Statement - Statement of Special Education Needs
SW - Social Worker
TA - Teaching Assistant
TAFN - That’s All For Now
TAFT - That’s A Frightening Thought
TBC - To Be Continued
TBH - To Be Honest
TGIF - That God it’s Friday
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TLC - Tender Loving Care
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTC - Trying/Tried To Conceive
TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now
TTUL - Talk To you Later
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
VA - Voluntary Agency
W/ - With
W/O - Without
WBS - Write Back Soon
WFM - Works For Me
WOM - Word of mouth
WRT - With Regard To
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
W8 - Wait
I have highlighted the adoption related ones and the ones in most use on here in blue. HTH
AA - Adoption Allowance
AAMOF - As A Matter Of Fact
AC - Adopted Child
AD - Adopted Daughter
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADM - Agency Decision Maker
ADN - Any Day Now
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AK - Adopted Kid
AKA - Also Known As
AMAP - As Much/Many As Possible
AO - Adoption Order
ARF - Adoption Revolutionary Front
AS - Adopted Son
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ATB - All The Best
ATEOTD - At The End Of The Day
ATM - At The Moment
AUK - Adoption UK
AVG -Average
BAC - By Any Chance
BBL - Be Back Later
B/C - Because
BD - Birth Daughter
BF - Birth Father/Birth Family
BITGOD - Back In The Good Old Days
Bk - Book
BM - Birth Mother
BMP - Be My Parent - (publication showing children needing adopting)
BP - Birth Parent(s) / Blood Pressure
BRB - Be Right Back
BS - Birth Son
BTA - But Then Again
BTW - By The Way
BYAM - Between You And Me
BYKT - But You Knew That
B4 - Before
B4N - Before Now/ Bye For Now
CAMHS - Children and Adolescence Mental Health Service
CC - County Council
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
CO - Care Order
C/O - Care Of
CP Child Protection
CU - See You
CUL8R - See you later
CWW - Children Who Wait - (publication showing children needing adopting)
DC - Direct Contact
DD - Dear Daughter / Development delays
DH - Dear Husband
DS - Dear Son
DIY - Do It Yourself
DK - Don’t Know
DLTBGYD - Don't Let The Bu**ers Grind You Down
DLA - Disability Learning/Living Allowance
DOB - Date Of Birth
DP - Dear Partner
DTRT - Do The Right Thing
DW - Dear Wife
DX - Diagnosis
ESP - Especially
FAS - Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question
FC - Foster Carer
FD - Foster Daughter
FF - Foster Family/Family Futures (organisation that specialises in adoption support for families experiencing difficulties)
FITB - Fill In The Blanks
FS - Foster Son
FTTT/FT2T - From Time To Time
FU/4U - For You
FWIW - For What It’s Worth
FYI - For Your Information
F2F - Face to Face
GAFIA - Get Away From It All
GFY - Good For You
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GR8 - Great
GTG/G2G - Got To Go
GSOH - Good Sense Of Humour
HAND - Have A Nice Day
HS - Home Study
HT - Head Teacher
HTH - Hope This Helps
H&K - Hugs and Kisses
H2 - How to
IAC - In Any Case
IAE - In any event
IC - I see
ICBW - I Could Be Wrong
IDTT - I’ll Drink To That
IIRC - If I Remember Correctly
IME - In My Experience
IMHO - In My Honest Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IMPE - In My Personal/Previous Experience
IMPOV - In My Point Of View
IMS - I Must Say
IOW - In Other Words
IRO - Independant Reviewing Officer (the powerful one who makes sure SS do what they are supposed to do)
IWBNI - It Would Be Nice If
JFTR - Just For The Record
JIC - Just In Case
JTYWLTK - Just Thought You Would Like To Know
LA - Local Authority
LAC - Looked After Child/Children
LAD - Local Authority District
LB - Letterbox (as in letterbox contact)
LMK - Let Me Know
LO - Little One (child)
LOL - Laugh Out Loud/ Lots Of Love/Lots Of Luck
L8R - Later
MOF - Matter Of Fact
MP - Matching Panel
MYOB - Mind Your Own Business
M8 - Mate
N/M - Never Mind
NP - No Problem
NYP - Not Your Problem
NW - No Worries
OMG - Oh My God
OTOH - On The Other Hand
OT - Occupational therapy/therapist
OTT - Over The Top
OTW - On The Whole
OW - Oh Well
PAS - Post Adoption Services/Support
PASW - Post Adoption Social worker
PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance (Syndrome)
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDQ - Pretty d**m quick
PLS - Please
PM - Private Message
POV - Point Of View
PTB - Powers That Be
SALT - Speech And Language Therapy/Therapist
SD - Step-Daughter/Step-Dad
SEN - Special Educational Needs
SENCO - Special Educational Needs Co-Ordinator
SGO - Special Guardianship Order
SITD - Still In The Dark
SM - Step-Mum
SPAM - (unsolicited bulk emails)
SS - Social Services / Step-Son
Statement - Statement of Special Education Needs
SW - Social Worker
TA - Teaching Assistant
TAFN - That’s All For Now
TAFT - That’s A Frightening Thought
TBC - To Be Continued
TBH - To Be Honest
TGIF - That God it’s Friday
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TLC - Tender Loving Care
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TTBOMK - To The Best Of My Knowledge
TTC - Trying/Tried To Conceive
TTFN - Ta-Ta For Now
TTUL - Talk To you Later
TYVM - Thank You Very Much
VA - Voluntary Agency
W/ - With
W/O - Without
WBS - Write Back Soon
WFM - Works For Me
WOM - Word of mouth
WRT - With Regard To
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
W8 - Wait
oops any suggestions what to use as it could give a whole new meaning to my messages 
