Special Education Acronyms
AAC - Alternative Augmentative Communication ABA - Applied Behavioral Analysis
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit/Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD - Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADLs - Activities of Daily Living APE - Adaptive Physical Education ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorders
ASL - American Sign Language AT - Assistive Technology
AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress BIP - Behavioral Intervention Plan CD - Cognitive Delay
CF - Cystic Fibrosis CP - Cerebral Palsy CST - Child Study Team
DB - Deaf-Blind
DD - Developmental Delay DOE - Department of Education DoH - Department of Health DPH - Due Process Hearing Officer
DS - Down Syndrome
ECE - Early Childhood Education EBD - Emotional Behavioral Disturbance
EI - Early Intervention ESD - Extended School Day
ESEA - Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESL - English as a Second Language
ESY/EYS - Extended School Year or Extended Year Services FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FM - Focused Monitoring
GE - General Education GT - Gifted and Talented H - Hearing Impaired
ID - Intellectual Disabilities
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEE - Individualized Educational Evaluation IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan IQ - Intelligence Quotient
ITP - Individualized Transition Plan LD - Learning Disability
LEA - Local Education Agency LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
MD - Muscular Dystrophy
MD or MH - Multiple Disabilities or Multiply Handicapped
NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) NEA - National Education Association
OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder OHI - Other Health Impairment
OI - Orthopedic Impairment
O & M - Orientation and Mobility Services OT - Occupational Therapy
PBS - Positive Behavioral Supports PD - Physical Disability
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PLEP or PLP - Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance
PP - Paraprofessional PT - Physical Therapy
RDA - Results-Driven Accountability RS - Related Services
RTI - Response to Intervention SA - Self-Assessment
SAS - Supplementary Aids and Services SAT - Student Assistance Team
SB - Spina Bifida SE - Special Education
Section 504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act SED - Serious Emotional Disturbance
SI - Sensory Integration
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist SLD - Specific Learning Disability SLI - Speech/Language Impairment SLP - Speech/Language Pathologist TB - Traumatic Brain Injury
TS - Tourette Syndrome VI - Visual Impairment
Voc Ed - Vocational Education