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
TEACCH
Treatment and education of autistic and related communication handicapped children
PECS
Picture exchange communication system
PBIS
Positive behavioral intervention and support
FBA
Functional behavioral assessment
ABA
Applied behavior analysis
ASD
Autism spectrum disorder
EEG
Electroencephalograph
NJCLD
National joint committee on learning disabilities
RLTM
Retrieval of information from long term memory
WM
Working memory
STM
Short term memory
DI
Direct instruction
PALS
Peer-assisted learning strategies
CWPT
Classwide peer tutoring
SLD
Specific learning disability
LD
Learning disability
EBD
Emotional Behavioral Disorder
Prosocial
Desirable ways of behaving
Internalizing Behavior
Mental and emotional conflicts
Externalizing behavior
Striking out against others
Conduct disorder
Aggressive, disruptive, antisocial behavior
IAES
Interim Alternative Educational Setting
PBIS
Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support
BIP
Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan
MD
Manifestation Determination
CCBD
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
PBS
Positive Behavioral support
Usher syndrome
Characterized by hearing impairments and retinitis pigmentosa
DAP
Developmentally appropriate practice
NICUs
Neonatal intensive care units
SIB
Self-injurious behavior
O and M
Orientation and mobility
CHARGE syndrome
Number of physical anomalies present at birth
Motor-speech disorder
Loss of ability to understand and formulate language due to TBI
Closed head injury
No open head wound
Open head injuries
Penetrating head wound
Down syndrome
Extra chromosome 21
Chronological age
Age of person
Mental age
Age level of functioning
LBW
Low birth weight
FAS
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Postnatal
After birth
Perinatal
During birth
Prenatal
Before birth
Rosa’s law
Replace mental retardation with intellectual disability
AAIDD
American association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Orthosis
Enhances partial function of a part of a person’s body
Prosthesis
Artificial replacement for a missing body part
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
CF
Cystic fibrosis
Atonic
Lack of muscle tone
Spasticity
Stiffness/tenderness of muscles
CP
Cerebral palsy
Chronic
Condition is ongoing
Episodic
Occurs repeatedly
Progressive
Gets worse over time
Enrichment
Additional experiences provided to students without placing in higher grade
Giftedness
Cognitive superiority, creativity and motivation
Talent
Special ability, aptitude or accomplishment
Creativity
Ability to express novel and useful ideas
Genius
Particular aptitude or capacity in any area
Insight
Separating relevant from irrelevant information
Precocity
Remarkable early development
STEM
Science, technology, engineering, math
Twice exceptional
Have both disability and special gift/talent
Acceleration
Placing students ahead of their age peers