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Common Abbreviations of Special Education Terms
This list is a limited compilation of special education abbreviations that school based
occupational therapists and school based physical therapists may encounter.  Check with
your school district for specific abbreviations.
ADA - American With Disabilities Act                               LEA - Local Education Agency
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder               LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
APE - Adapted Physical Education                                  MD- Multiple Disabilties
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder                                     MH - Mentally Handicapped
ASL - American Sign Language                                       MR - Mentally Retarded
AT - Assistive Technology                                                NCLB - No Child Left Behind
BIP - Behaviour Intervention Plan                                    ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
CAPD - Central Auditory Processing Disorder                 OHI - Other Health Impaired
CP - Cerebral Palsy                                                         OI - Orthopedically Impaired
CPS - Child Protective Services                                       PDD- Pervasive Developmental        
CST - Child Study Team                                                            Disorder
DD - Developmental Delay or Developmental Disabilities
DS - Downs Syndrome                                                     PDD NOS - Pervasive
EI - Early Intervention                                                                Developmental Disorder Not
ESY - Extended school year                                                      Otherwise Specified
FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education              PLEP - Present Level of Education  
FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment                                      Performance
GT - Gifted and Talented                                                RTI - Response to Intervention
HI - Hearing Impaired                                                      SSI  - Supplemental Security Income
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act             VI - visually impaired
IEP - Individualized Education program                            WISC - Intelligence test for children
IFSP - Individual Family Service Plan
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
LD - Learning Disability
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