Acronyms Flashcards
AAC
Alternative Augmentative Communication
ABA
Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABC
Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD/ADHD
Attention Deficit/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADLs
Activities of Daily Living
APE
Adaptive Physical Education
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorders
ASL
American Sign Language
AYP
Adequate Yearly Progress
BOE
Board of Education
BSE
Bureau of Special Education
CAPD
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CBA
Curriculum Based Assessment
CEC
Council for Exceptional Children
CF
Cystic Fibrosis
CP
Cerebral Palsy
CSHCN
Children with Special Health Care Needs
CST
Child Study Team
DD
Developmental Delay
DD Act
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
DIBELS
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy
DS
Down Syndrome
DSM
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association
ECSE
Early Childhood Special Education
ED
Emotional Disturbance
EHA
Education of the Handicapped Act (now IDEA)
EIP
Early Intervention Plan
ELL
English Language Learner
ESD
Extended School Day
ESL
English as a Second Language
FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education
HI
Hearing Impaired
ID
Intellectual Disabilities
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE
Individualized Educational Evaluation
IEP
Individualized Education Program
ITP
Individualized Transition Plan
LD
Learning Disability
LEA
Local Education Agency
LEP
Limited English Proficiency
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
MD
Muscular Dystrophy
MD
Multiple Disabilities
NCLB
No Child Left Behind Act
OCD
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI
Other Health Impairment
OSEP
Office of Special Education Programs
OT
Occupational Therapy
PBS
Positive Behavioral Supports
PDD
Pervasive Behavioral Supports
PLEP or PLP
Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance
PP
Paraprofessional
PPT
Planning and Placement Team
PS
Preschool
PT
Physical Therapy
RS
Related services
RTI
Response to intervention
SE
Special Education
SEAC
Special Education Advisory Committee
Section 504
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
SI
Sensory Integration
SLD
Specific Learning Disability
SLI
Speech/Language Impairment
SLP
Speech/Language Pathologist
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
TS
Tourette Syndrome
VI
Visual Impairment