Acronyms Glossary of Terms
SPECIAL EDUCATION : GLOSSARY
COMMONLY USED ACRONYMS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
(not an exhaustive list)
|
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
|
ADHD |
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Type 1, Type 2, or Combined Type) |
|
AEP |
Alternative Education Program |
|
AI |
Auditory Impairment |
|
APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
|
ARD |
Admission, Review and Dismissal |
|
AU |
Autism |
|
BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
|
CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
|
CHILD |
Consultative Help for Individual Learning Decisions |
|
CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
|
DARS |
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services |
|
DB |
Deaf Blind |
|
DNQ |
Does Not Qualify |
|
DSM-5 |
Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fifth Addition |
|
ECC |
Early Childhood Collaboration |
|
ECI |
Early Childhood Intervention |
|
ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
|
EISD |
Ennis Independent School District |
|
EOC |
End Of Course (exam) |
|
ESY |
Extended School Year |
|
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
|
FBA |
Functional Behavior Assessment |
|
FERPA |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
|
FIE |
Full and Individual Evaluation |
|
IA |
Instructional Assistant |
|
ID |
Intellectual Disability |
|
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004 Reauthorization) |
|
IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
|
IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
|
LD |
Learning Disability |
|
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
|
LSSP |
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology |
|
MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
|
NICHY |
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
|
OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
|
ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
|
OH |
Other Health Impairment |
|
OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
|
O&M |
Orientation and Mobility |
|
OJT |
On the Job Training |
|
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
|
PAC |
Parent Advisory Committee |
|
PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Autism Spectrum) |
|
PPCD |
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities |
|
PT |
Physical Therapy |
|
REACH |
Resource for Parents of Children with Autism |
|
RDSPD |
Regional Day School Program for the Deaf |
|
RTI |
Response to Intervention |
|
SI |
Speech Impairment |
|
SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
|
STAAR |
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness |
|
STAAR-ALT2 |
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness-Alternate 2nd Edition |
|
TB |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
|
TEA |
Texas Education Agency |
|
TEKS |
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills |
|
VI |
Visual Impairment |