SAFMEDS Flashcards
Behavioral Inhibition
Ability to delay a response, impulsivity
SRT
Speech-reception threshold
CVI
Cortical visual impairment
Handicap
Disadvantage imposed on individual
Prevalence
Percentage of population or number of individuals having a particular exceptionality
ROP
Retinopathy of prematurity
CMV
Congenital cytomegalovirus
Executive functioning
Number of processes involved in controlling and regulating behavior
Neurotransmitters
Chemicals that help in sending messages between neurons in brain
Special education
Specially designed instruction that meets the unusual need of an exceptional student
RTI
Response to intervention
Perseveration
Tendency to repeat same behaviors over and over again
ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
TBI
Traumatic brain injury
ONH
Optic nerve hypoplasia
Disability
Inability to do something, diminished capacity to perform a certain way
Hz
Hertz
Low-incidence
Relatively low frequency
ASL
American Sign Language
CBM
Curriculum based measurement
CEC
Council for exceptional children
APS
Accessible pedestrian signals
LRE
Least restrictive environment
IEP
Individualized education plan
IFSP
Individualized family service plan
Cochlea
Most important organ for hearing
High-incidence
Relatively high frequency
IDEA
Individuals with disabilities education act
ADA
Americans with disabilities act
NFB
National federation of the blind
Articulation Disorders
Errors in producing sounds
Apraxia
Planning and coordinating speech
Dysarthria
Controlling speech sounds
Dysfluencies
Hesitations, repetitions and other interruptions
Etiology
Cause
Domain
Type
Communication
Process of sharing information
EELD
Early expressive language delay
SLI
Speech language impairment
AAC
Augmentative and alternative communication
EIBI
Early intensive behavioral intervention
CARS
Childhood autism rating scale
ASSP
Autism social skills practice
PRT
Pivotal response teaching