Published on 12, July, 2020
I seem to be the only one who dosen't understand acronyms and initialised words and phrases. It's very disconcerting to read a post or a whole thread where I find I don't understand what people are talking about because of acronyms and stuff. Is this just me being an old fogey who dosen't understand text speak or something?
I do struggle when people use acronyms for long medical conditions. I would find it much easier if the full terms were used the first time in a post and then abbreviated afterwards. TTFN.
Join STAMP - The Society for the Termination of Acronyms in Medical Practice.
(Seen on a lavatory wall in King's Medical School c.1980)
Sometimes there are same acronyms for different conditions. Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) Sensory processing disorder also (SPD)