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Special Education Acronyms (in alphabetical order).
ABA - Applied Behavioral Analysis
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADDES - Attention Deficit Disorder Evaluation Scale
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADDH - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
AFDC - Aid to Families with Dependent Children
APA - American Psychological Association
APE - Adaptive Physical Education
ARC - Association of Retarded Citizens
ASHA - American Speech and Hearing Association
AU - Autism
BD - Behavior Disorder
BEAM - Brain Electrical Activity Mapping
BES - Behavior Evaluation Scale
Binet - Stanford Binet Intelligence Test
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
BL - Blind
BMP - Behavior Management Plan
CA - Chronological Age
CAP - Corrective Action Plan
CASE - Council of Administrators in Special Education
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
CP - Cerebral Palsy
CSEF - Center for Special Education Finance
DDK - Developmentally Delayed Kindergarden
DF - Deaf
DF/HH - Deaf/Hard of Hearing
DOE – Department of Education
DSM IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition
DTT - Discrete Trial Training
DVR - Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
EBD – Emotionally Behavior Disturbed
EPSDT - Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Medicaid)
ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESY - Extended School Year
ESYP - Extended School Year Program
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FTE - Full-time Equivalent
HH - Hard of Hearing
HI - Hearing Impaired
IAES - Interim Alternative Educational Setting
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE - Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
IHP - Individualized Habilitation Plan
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
ITP - Individualized Transition Plan
LD - Learning Disability
LDES - Learning Disabilities Evaluation Scale
LEA - Local Education Agency
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
LI - Language Impaired
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
MH - Mentally Handicapped
MR - Mentally Retarded
MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MDE - Multidisciplinary Evaluation
MDT - Multidisciplinary Team
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MSW - Master’s Degree in Social Work
NAMI – The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress
NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children
NASBE - National Association of State Boards of Education
NASDSE - National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCEO - National Center on Educational Outcomes
OCR - Office of Civil Rights
OMB - Office of Management and Budget
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS - Office of Special Education Rehabilitation Services
OHI - Other Health Impaired
OT - Occupational Therapist/Occupational Therapy
PI - Physically Impaired
PIAT - Peabody Individual Achievement Test
PLOP - Present Level of Performance
P.L. 94-142 Public Law 94-142 (reauthorized as I.D.E.A.)
P.P.D. - Pervasive Developmental Disability
PT - Physical Therapist / Physical Therapy
SEA - State Education Agency
SEBD - Seriously Emotionally Behavior Disturbed
SES - Social Economic Status
SH - Severely Handicapped
SLD - Specific Learning Disability
SLI - Speech/Language Impaired
SLP - Speech/Language Pathologist
SST- Student Support Team
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TRO - Temporary Restraining Order
VAKT - Visual/Auditory/Kinesthetic/Tactile
WAIS-R - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Adults - Revised
WIAT - Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
WISC-III - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Third Revision
WPPIS - Wechsler Pre-school and Primary Intelligence Scale
WRAT/R - Wide Range Achievement Test-Revised
VH - Visually Handicapped
VI - Visual Impairment
504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
