Special Education Acronyms 2023

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3	ABA	Applied Behavioral Analysis	IEP	Individualized Education Program
4	ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act	IFSP	Individualized Family Service Plan for
5	ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder		Early Intervention
6	ADHA	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-	IQ	Intelligence Quotient
7		(combined type)	IS	Intervention Specialist
8	APE	Adapted Physical Education	LEA	Local Education Agency
9	ASD	Autism Spectrum Disorder	LRE	Least Restricted Environment
10	ASL	American Sign Language	MD	Multiple Disabilities
11	AT	Assistive Technology	MFE	Mulit-Factored Evaluation
12	AYP	Adequate Yearly Progress	OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
13	BP	Bi-Polar Disorder	ODD	Oppositional Defiant Disorder
14	BSP	Behavioral Support Plan	OHI	Other Health Impairment
15	CAPD	Central Auditory Processing Disorder	O/M	Orientation and Mobility
16	DD	Developmental Delay	OT	Occupational Therapy
17	DI	Differentiated Instruction	PBS	Positive Behavior Support
18	ED	Emotional Disturbancce	PDD	Pervasive Developmental Disorder
19	EI	Early Intervention	PLOP	Present Levels of Performance
20	EL	English Learners	PT	Physical Therapy
21	ESY	Extended School Year	PTSD	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
22	ETR	Evaluation Team Report	SEA	State Education Agency
23	FAPE	Free and Appropriate Education	SLD	Specific Learning Disability
24	FAS	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	SLP	Speech and Language Pathology
25	FBA	Functional Behavior Assessment	SSI	Supplemental security Income
26	FERPA	Family Education Rights and Privacy Act	SWD	Student with Disability
27	HI	Hearing Impairment	TBI	Traumatic Brain Injury
28	ID	Intellectual Disability	VI	Vision Impairment
29	IDEIA	Individuals with Disabilities Educational
30		Improvement Act of 2004	504	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
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