Acronyms and Terms
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- ABA - applied behavioral analysis
- ADA - Americans with Disability Act
- ADD/ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorders
- ASL - American Sign Language
- AT - Assistive Technology
- BIP - Behavioral Intervention Plan
- DIBELS - Dynamic Indicatros of Basic Early Literacy
- DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association
- ED - Emotional Disturbance
- ELL - English Language Learner
- ESL - English as a Second Language
- ESSA - Every Student Succeeds Act
- 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
- GE - General Education
- ID - Intellectual Disabilities
- IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IEP - Individualized Education Plan/Program
- ITP - Individualized Transition Plan
- LD (SLD) - Learning Disability
- LEA - Local Education Agency
- LEP - Limited English Proficiency
- LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
- MDR - Manifestation Determination Review
- NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act (reauthorized in 2015 as ESSA)
- OHI - Other Health Impairment
- PBS - Positive Behavioral Supports
- PT - Physical Therapy
- RTI - Response to Intervention
- SAS - Supplementary Aids and Services
- Section 504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- SLD - Specific Learning Disability
- SLI - Speech and Language Impairment
- SLP - Speech/Language Pathologist
- SPED - Special Education
- SST - Student Study Team
- TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
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