Special Education Glossary and Acronyms

  • ABA - Applied Behavioral Analysis

  • ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act

  • ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

  • ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  • APE - Adapted Physical Education

  • ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • ASL - American Sign Language

  • AT - Assistive Technology

  • AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress

  • BP - Bi-Polar Disorder

  • BSP - Behavioral Support Plan

  • CAPD - Central Auditory Processing Disorder

  • DD - Developmental Dela

  • DI - Differentiated Instruction

  • ED - Emotional Disturbance

  • EI - Early Intervention

  • ELL - English Language Learners

  • ESY - Extended School Year

  • FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education

  • FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

  • FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment

  • FERPA - Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

  • ID – Intellectual Disability

  • HI - Hearing Impairment

  • IAT - Intervention Assistance Team

  • IDEIA - Individuals with Disabilities Educational Improvement Act of 2004

  • IEP - Individualized Education Program

  • IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan for Early Intervention

  • IQ - Intelligence Quotient

  • LEA - Local Education Agency

  • LEP - Limited English Proficiency

  • LRE - Least Restricted Environment

  • MD - Multiple Disabilities

  • MFE - Multi-Factored Evaluation

  • MRDD - Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

  • NCLB - No Child Left Behind

  • OCD - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

  • ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder

  • OHI - Other Health Impairment

  • O/M - Orientation and Mobility

  • OT - Occupational Therapy

  • PBS - Positive Behavior Support

  • PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder

  • PLOP - Present Levels of Performance

  • PT - Physical Therapy

  • PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

  • SEA - State Education Agency

  • SLD - Specific Learning Disability

  • SLP - Speech and Language Pathology

  • SSI - Supplemental Security Income

  • SWD - Student with Disability

  • TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury

  • VI - Vision Impairment

  • 504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act