Acronyms of Special Education
AAC – Alternative Augmentative Communication
Acces-VR – Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation
ADA – Americans With Disabilities Act
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL – Activity of Daily Living
APE – Adaptive Physical Education
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASL – American Sign Language
AT – Assistive Technology
CA – Chronological Age
CST – Child Study Team
DSM – Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
ED – Emotional Disturbance
EI – Early Intervention
ESL – English as a Second Language
FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education
GT – Gifted and Talented
HI – Hearing Impaired
ID – Intellectually Disabled
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP – Individualized Education Plan
IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
ITP – Individualized Transition Plan
LD – Learning Disability
LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
MA – Mental Age
MD – Muscular Dystrophy
MD – Multiple Disabilities
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD – Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI – Other Health Impaired
OI – Orthopedic Impairment
OPWDD – Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
OT – Occupational Therapy
PBS – Positive Behavior Supports
PD – Physical Disability
PDD – Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PLEP – Present Levels of Educational Performance
PT – Physical Therapy
SAS – Supplemental Aids and Services
SI – Sensory Integration
SLI – Speech Language Impairment
SLP – Speech Language Pathologist
SSI – (Social Security) Supplemental Security Income
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TS – Tourettes Syndrome
TTY – Teletypewriter (Phone system for the Deaf)
VESSID – Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (Refer to Acces-VR)
VocEd – Vocational Education
