Special Education Acronyms
- AAC-Augmentative &Alternative Communication
- ABA-Applied Behavior Analysis
- ADA-American Disability Act
- ADD-Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADI-Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised
- ADOS-Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale
- ALJ- Administrative Law Judge
- APE-Adapted Physical Education
- ASD-Autism Spectrum Disorder
- AT-Assistive Technology
- AUT-Autism
- BA-Behavioral Aide
- BCBA,
- BD-Behavioral Disorder
- BICM-Behavior Intervention Case Manager
- BIP-Behavior Intervention Plan
- BSP-Behavior Support Plan
- CAC-Community Advisory Committee
- CAHSEE-California High School Exit Examination
- CARS- Childhood Autism Rating Scale
- CASP-California Association of School Psychologist
- CCR-California Code of Regulations
- CCS-California Children’s Services
- CDE-California Department of Education
- CEC-Council for Exceptional Children
- CFR-Code of Federal Regulations
- CHAT-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
- CMH- County Mental Health
- DHH-Deaf & Hard of Hearing
- DIS-Designated Instruction & Services
- DMH-Department of Mental Health
- DSM-IV-Diagnostic & Statistical Manual
- ED-Emotional Disturbed
- EHA-Education for All Handicapped Children Act
- EL-English Learner
- ELS-English as a Second Language
- ESY- Extended School Year
- FAA-Functional Analysis Assessment
- FAPE-Free Appropriate Public Education
- FBA-Functional Behavior Assessment
- FERPA-Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
- HI-Hearing Impaired
- HOH-Hard of Hearing
- IA-Instructional Aide
- ID- Intellectual Delayed
- IDEA-Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
- IEP-Individual Education Program
- IFSP-Individual Family Service Plan
- IPP-Individual Program Plan
- ISP-Individual Services Plan
- ITP-Individual Transition Plan
- IWEN-Individual with Exceptional Needs
- LCI-Licensed Children’s Institute
- LD-Learning Disability
- LEA-Local Education Agency
- LEP-Limited English Proficient
- LI-Learning Impaired
- LRE-Least Restrictive Environment
- MCHAT-Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers
- MR-Mentally Retarded
- NCLB-No Child Left Behind
- NPA-Non-Public Agency
- NPS-Non-Public School
- OAH-Office of Administrative Hearings
- OCD-Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- OCR-Office for Civil Rights
- ODD-Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- OHI-Other Health Impaired
- OI-Orthopedically Impaired
- O&M. Orientation and Mobility
- OSEP-Office of Special Education Programs
- OT-Occupational Therapy
- PDD-Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- PDD-NOS- Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
- PECS-Picture Exchange Communication System
- PRT-Pivotal Response Therapy
- PT-Physical Therapy
- PWN-Prior Written Notice
- RSP-Resource Specialist Program
- RTI-Response to Intervention
- SBE-State Board of Education
- SDC-Special Day Class
- SELPA-Special Education Local Plan Area
- SLD-Specific Learning Disability
- SLI-Speech and Language Impaired
- SST-Student Study Team
- STAR-Standardized Testing & Reporting
- TBI-Traumatic Brain Injury
- TEACCH-Treatment & Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children
- USC-United State Code
- USDOE-United States Department of Education
- VI-Visually Impaired