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Common Abbreviations Used in Special Education

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A - C

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD

attention deficit disorder

ADHD

attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder

AT

assistive technology

AUT

autism

BD

Behavior Disorders

BI

brain injury

CP

cerebral palsy

CPSE

committee on preschool special education

CSE

committee on special education

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D - F

DAP

developmentally appropriate practices

DD

developmental disabilities

DHR

U.S. Department of Human Resources

DOE

U.S. Department of Education

ECE

early childhood education

ECSE

early childhood special education

ED

emotional disorders

EHA

Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (renamed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act in 1990)

EI

early intervention

ERIC

Educational Resources Information Center

ESY

extended school year

FAPE

free appropriate public education

FBA

functional behavior assessment

FERPA

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

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G - I

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP

individualized education plan

IFSP

individualized family service plan

IQ

intelligence quotient

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J - L

LD

learning disability

LEA

local education agency

LEP

limited English Proficiency

LICC

local interagency coordinating council

LRE

least restrictive environment

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M - O

MH

multiply handicapped

MR

mental retardation

NICU

neonatal intensive care unit

O & M

orientation and mobility

OCD

obsessive compulsive disorder

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

ODD

oppositional defiant disorder

OH

orthopedically handicapped

OHI

other health impairments

OSEP

Office of Special Education Program (U.S. Government)

OT

occupational therapy

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P - R

P & A

protection and advocacy

PDD

pervasive development disorder

PT

physical therapy

RtI

response to intervention

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S - U

Section 504

Part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that makes it illegal for organizations receiving federal money to discriminate against a person on the basis of disability

SED

seriously emotionally disturbed

SI

speech impaired

SLP

speech-language pathologist

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TDD

telecommunication devices for the deaf

TTY

teletypewriter (telephone system for individuals with hearing impairments)

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V - Z

VI

visually impaired

WISC-IV

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth Edition

WPPSI-III

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Intelligence Scale - Third Edition

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