SPECIAL EDUCATION ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS

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
CD - Cognitive Disability
DD - Developmental Delay
DI - Differentiated Instruction
ED - Emotional Disturbance
EI - Early Intervention
ELL - English Language Learners
ESY - Extended School Year

ETR - Evaluation Team Report
FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment
FERPA - Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
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

IS - Intervention Specialist
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

DEFINITIONS

Definitions are available by clicking the link above to the Ohio Department of Education's Glossary and Definitions for Special Education.