Common Special Education Acronyms
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There are a many new and old special education acronyms. For your information the following are most commonly used:
AAC Alternative Augmentative Communication
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD Attention Deficit Discorder
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADLs Activities of Daily Living
AFO Ankle Foot Orthosis
AIS Academic Intervention Services
AM Amendment
APE Adaptive Physical Education
ASL American Sign Language
AR Annual Review
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder
AT Assistive Technology
BD Behavioral Disorder
BIP Behavioral Intervention Program
BIS Behavior Intervention Services
CA Chronological Age
CAPD Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CF Cystic Fibrosis
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CM Case Manager
CP Cerebral Palsy
CPSE Committee on Preschool Special Education
CSE Committee on Special Education
CSPD Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
DB Deaf-Blind
DD Developmental Delay
DS Down Syndrome
DSM Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
ED Emotional Disturbance
EDGAR Education Dept. General Administrative Regulations
EI Early Intervention
EP Emergency Placement
ENL English as a New Language
ESL English as a Second Language
ESY Extended School Year
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FBA Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
GE General Education
GT Gifted and Talented
HI Hearing Impaired
IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting
ICT Integrated Co-Teaching
ID Intellectual Disability
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individualized Education Plan
IESP Individualized Educational Services Plan
IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan
IHO Impartial Hearing Officer
IR Initial Referral
IST Instructional Support Team
LD Learning Disability
LEA Local Education Agency
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LOTE Language Other Than English
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
MA Mental Age
MD Multiple Disabilities
MD Muscular Dystrophy
MDR/MRT Manifestation Determination Review/Team
OCD Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD Oppositional Defiance Disorder
OHI Other Health Impairment
OI Orthopedic Impairment
O&M Orientation & Mobility
OT Occupational Therapy
PALS Peer-Assisted Learning System
PDD Pervasive Developmental Disability
PLEP Present Level of Educational Performance
PT Physical Therapy
PWD Preschooler With a Disability
RS Related Services
RTI Response to Intervention
§Section (as in §300.7 in IDEA)
SAS Supplementary Aids and Services
SB Spina Bifida
SC Service Coordinator
SE Special Education
SED State Education Department
SEPAC Special Education Parent Advisory Committee
SES Student Exit Summary
SI Speech Impairment
SLT Speech/Language Therapy
SSP Supplementary Support Personnel
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
TLSO Thoracic-Lumbo-Sacral-Orthosis
TS Tourette Syndrome
TTY Teletypewriter (phone system for individuals with deafness)
VI Visual Impairment