Special Education Acronyms

AAC

Alternative Augmentative Communication

ABA

Applied Behavioral Analysis

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD

Attention Deficit/Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADHD

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADLs

Activities of Daily Living

APE

Adaptive Physical Education

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorders

ASL

American Sign Language

AT

Assistive Technology

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress

BIP

Behavioral Intervention Plan

CD

Cognitive Delay

CF

Cystic Fibrosis

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CST

Child Study Team

DB

Deaf-Blind

DD

Developmental Delay

DOE

Department of Education

DPH

Due Process Hearing Officer

DS

Down Syndrome

DoH

Department of Health

EBD

Emotional Behavioral Disturbance

ECE

Early Childhood Education

EI

Early Intervention

ESD

Extended School Day

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESY/EYS

Extended School Year or Extended Year Services

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FAS

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FM

Focused Monitoring

GE

General Education

GT

Gifted and Talented

HI

Hearing Impaired

ID

Intellectual Disabilities

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEE

Individualized Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

ITP

Individualized Transition Plan

LD

Learning Disability

LEA

Local Education Agency

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

MD

Muscular Dystrophy

MD or MH

Multiple Disabilities or Multiply Handicapped

NCLB

No Child Left Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)

NEA

National Education Association

O & M

Orientation and Mobility Services

OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ODD

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OHI

Other Health Impairment

OI

Orthopedic Impairment

OT

Occupational Therapy

PBS

Positive Behavioral Supports

PD

Physical Disability

PDD

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PLEP or PLP

Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance

PP

Paraprofessional

PT

Physical Therapy

RDA

Results-Driven Accountability

RS

Related Services

RTI

Response to Intervention

SA

Self-Assessment

SAS

Supplementary Aids and Services

SAT

Student Assistance Team

SB

Spina Bifida

SE

Special Education

SED

Serious Emotional Disturbance

SI

Sensory Integration

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

SLI

Speech/Language Impairment

SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

SLPA

Speech Language Pathology Assistant

Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

TB

Traumatic Brain Injury

TS

Tourette Syndrome

VI

Visual Impairment

VR

Vocational Rehabilitation

Voc Ed

Vocational Education

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