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AcronymsUsed in Special Education, Disabilities, Tests, Therapy compiled by Kimberly, List-Owner of - A -ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis ABC: Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence (a method of tracking targeted behaviors) ABI: Adaptive Behavior Inventory ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder AIT: Auditory Integration Therapy APD: Auditory Processing Disorder, also referred to as CAPD or Central Auditory Processing Disorder APE: Adaptive Physical Education ARD: Admission, Review, Dismissal (used in Texas) AS: Asperger's Syndrome (a high-functioning form of Autism) ASD: Autistic Spectrum Disorder - B -BD: Behavioral Disorder BD/ED: Behavior Disordered / Emotionally Disturbed BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan BOE: Board of Education BP: Bi-Polar (formerly called "manic-depressive") - C -CAPD: Central Auditory Processing Disorder, also referred to as APD, see above CD: Conduct Disorder CNS: Central Nervous System CP: Cerebral Palsy CSE: Committee for Special Education (called "MDT" in some states) CSPD: Comprehensive System for Personnel Development CST: Child Study Team (also called Child Find Team) - D -DAS: Differential Abilities Scales (an early childhood educational eval) DD: Developmental Disabilities Dx: Diagnosis DOE: Department of Education - E -ECSE: Early Childhood Special Education ED: Emotionally Disturbed EI: Early Intervention EPSDT: Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment ESE: Exceptional Student Education ESEA:Elementary & Secondary Education Act ESL: English as a Second Language ESY: Extended School Year - F -FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education FAS: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FERPA: Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act FOIA: Freedom Of Information Act - G -GAF: Global Assessment of Functioning scale (used in psychiatric evals to state level of functioning) - H -HFA: High Functioning Autism (such as Asperger's Syndrome) HoH: Hard of Hearing - I -IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEE: Independent Educational Evaluation IEP: Individualized Education Plan - J -- K -- L -LD: Learning Disability LEA: Local Education Agency (the school district) LFA: Low-Functioning Autism (defined as autism occurring with mental retardation, e.g. w/ IQ lower than 70) LLD: Language-based Learning Disability LRE: Least Restrictive Environment - M -M-D: Manic Depression (now referred to as Bipolar) MBD: Minimum Brain Dysfunction (what ADD/ADHD used to be referred to as) MDO: Major Depressive Disorder MDT: Multi-Disciplinary Team MH: Multiple Handicapped MH: Mental Health MPD: Multiple Personality Disorder MR: Mental Retardation, IQ < 70 - N -NAMI: National Association for the Mentally Ill NICHCY: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities NIH: National Institute for Health NOS: Not Otherwise Specified, usually seen as PDD-NOS NLD or NVLD: Non-Verbal Learning Disability - O -OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder OCR: Office of Civil Rights ODD: Oppositional-Defiant Disorder OHI: Other Health Impaired OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs (located Washington, DC) OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services OT: Occupational Therapist OT: Occupational Therapy - P -P&A: Protection & Advocacy PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder (a form of Autism) PDR: Physician's Desk Reference PET: Positron Emission Tomography (Brain scan that can be used for diagnosis of Neurologically-based disorders) PIQ: Performance IQ PLEP: Present Levels of Educational Performance PLOP: Present Levels of Performance POHI: Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired PT: Physical Therapist PT: Physical Therapy PTI: Parent Training and Information center PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Q -- R -Rx: Prescription - S -SD: School District SEA: State Education Agency SED: Severe Emotional Disorder SED: Severely Emotionally Disturbed SID: Sensory Integration Dysfunction, also referred to as SI, or DSI SIB: Self-Injurious Behavior SIPT: Sensory Integration and Praxis Text SLP: Speech-Language Pathologist Sped: Special Education SSRI: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (class of meds, incl. Prozac, Zoloft, Praxil, Luvox) - T -TEACCH: Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Disorders TS: Tourette's Syndrome TSS: Therapeutic Support Staff - U -- V -VIQ: Verbal IQ - W -WAIS: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (an IQ test) WISC: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (an IQ test) W-J-R: Woodcock-Johnson Revised (a psycho-educational test) - X-Y-Z -In addition to the above list, there's an excellent Dictionary for Parents of Children with Disabilities (in PDF format, you need Adobe Acrobat to read it) at http://www.usd.edu/cd/dictionary/. It is also available as a website (but may take a long time to load) at http://www.usd.edu/cd/dictionary/dictionary.htm. There's a shorter "Glossary and Guide to Acronyms" (also in PDF) by Leslie Packer, Ph.D., at http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/Files/Conditions/Glossary2002.pdf.
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