| ABA: |
Applied Behavioral Analysis, Behavioral Therapy |
| ADA: |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| ADD: |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD: |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AIT: |
Auditory Integration Therapy |
| APD: |
Auditory Processing Disorder |
| AS: |
Asperger's Syndrome |
| ASD: |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
| ASPIE: |
A Person with Asperger's Syndrome |
| BD: |
Behavioral Disorder |
| BOCES: |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| CARS: |
Childhood Autism Rating Scale |
| CHAT: |
Checklist for Autism in Toddlers |
| CP: |
Cerebral Palsy |
| CSE: |
Committee for Special Education |
| CST: |
Child Study Team |
| DD: |
Development Disabilities |
| DD: |
Developmental Disorder |
| DH: |
Developmentally Handicapped |
| DS: |
Down's Syndrome |
| DSM: |
Diagnostic Statistic Manual |
| DSMR: |
Diagnostic Statistic Manual Revised |
| DTT: |
Discrete Trail Training |
| DX: |
Diagnosis, Diagnosed |
| ECT: |
Electroconvulsive Therapy |
| ED: |
Emotionally Disturbed |
| EI: |
Early Intervention |
| EMH: |
Educable Mentally Handicapped |
| ESE: |
Exceptional Student Education |
| FAPE: |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FAS: |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FD: |
Facilitated Communication |
| FERPA: |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
| FRAX: |
Fragile X Syndrome |
| FSP: |
Family Support Plan |
| G/F C/F: |
Gluten Free, Caffeine Free |
| HFA: |
High Functioning Autism |
| IBS: |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| IDEA: |
Individuals with Disabilities Act |
| IEP: |
Individualized Educational Program |
| IHP: |
Individualized Habitation Program |
| LnLv: |
Independent Living (Support Group) |
| IRWE: |
Impairment Related Work Expense |
| IQ: |
Intelligence Quotient |
| LD: |
Learning Disability, Learning Disabled |
| LLD: |
Language Based Learning Disabilities |
| LRE: |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| LKS: |
Landau Kleffner Syndrome |
| M-D: |
Manic Depression (Bipolar Depression) |
| MDT: |
Multidisciplinary Team |
| MEG: |
MagnetoEncephelogram |
| MR: |
Mental Retardation |
| MRI: |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MSDD: |
Multi-system Development Disorder |
| NBD: |
Neurobiological Disorder |
| NDA: |
Not Diagnosed with Anything |
| NOD: |
Not Otherwise Defined, often appears with DX by psychologists |
| NOS: |
Not Otherwise Specified, usually seen as PDD-NOS |
| NOS: |
Not of Specific Origin |
| NT: |
Neurologically Typical |
| OCD: |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OCD: |
Oppositional Conduct Disorder |
| ODD: |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OT: |
Occupational Therapist or Therapy |
| P&A: |
Protection and Advocacy |
| Part B: |
Government Func. that covers education of ages 3 - 22 |
| Part H: |
Now Part C, covers birth to age 3 |
| PDD: |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDDNOS: |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified |
| PET: |
Positron Emission Tomography |
| PL94-142: |
Public Law 94-142. Education for Handicapped
Children Act. Revised in 1990 to become IDEA |
| PT: |
Physical Therapist or Therapy |
| PTSD: |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| QEEG: |
Quantitative Electroencephalogram |
| SBH: |
Severe Behavior Handicap |
| SED: |
Severely Emotionally Disturbed |
| SIB: |
Self-Injurious Behavior |
| SLP: |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| SpEd: |
Special Education |
| SSI: |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SSDI: |
Social Security Disability Income |
| TMH: |
Trainable Mentally Handicapped |
| TS: |
Tourette Syndrome |
| TS: |
Tuberous Sclerosis |
| VE: |
Varying Exceptionalities |
| Voc-Ed: |
Vocational Education |
| WISK 3: |
Testing Ages 7 and up |
| WPPSI: |
Weschler Preschool Primary - testing for under age 6 |
| YO: |
Year Old |
