Special Education Glossary And Acronyms

ABA - Applied Behavioral Analysis

ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

APE - Adapted Physical Education

ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASL - American Sign Language

AT - Assistive Technology

AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress

BP - Bi-Polar Disorder

BSP - Behavioral Support Plan

CAPD - Central Auditory Processing Disorder

DD - Developmental Delay

DI - Differentiated Instruction

ED - Emotional Disturbance

EI - Early Intervention

ELL - English Language Learners

ESY - Extended School Year

FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education

FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA - Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

ID – Intellectual Disability

HI - Hearing Impairment

IAT - Intervention Assistance Team

IDEIA - Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act of 2004

IEP - Individualized Education Program

IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan for Early Intervention

IQ - Intelligence Quotient

LEA - Local Education Agency

LEP - Limited English Proficiency

LRE - Least Restricted Environment

MD - Multiple Disabilities

MFE - Multi-Factored Evaluation

MRDD - Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

NCLB - No Child Left Behind

OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OHI - Other Health Impairment

O/M - Orientation and Mobility

OT - Occupational Therapy

PBS - Positive Behavior Support

PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PLOP - Present Levels of Performance

PT - Physical Therapy

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

SEA - State Education Agency

SLD - Specific Learning Disability

SLP - Speech and Language Pathology

SSI - Supplemental Security Income

SWD - Student with Disability

TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

VI - Vision Impairment

504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act