Here are some common acronyms and abbreviations that may be used in conversations or paperwork.

 

504 = Civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals

 

ADHD =  Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

AM = Autism

APE = Adapted Physical Education

BD = Behavior Disorder

 

BIP = Behavior Intervention Plan

 

CA = Chronological Age

CP = Cerebral Palsy

CBM = Curriculum Based Measurement; Measures the rate at which a child can correctly complete basic skills.

 

COTA  = Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant

 

DB = Deaf/Blind

 

 

ECSE = Early Childhood Special Education

 

ED = Emotional Disturbance

 

ELO = Extended Learning Opportunities (Gifted)

 

ESY = Extended School Year

FAPE = Free Appropriate Public Education

 

FBA = Functional Behavior Assessment

 

GEI = General Education Intervention

 

GI = Gifted Intellectually

HI = Hearing Impaired

ID = Intellectual Disability

IDEA = Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, EHA Amendments, 1990

IEP = Individualized Education Program

IFSP = Individualized Family Service Program

IQ = Intelligence Quotient

IR = Interrelated

KAR = Kansas Administration Regulations

KSDE = Kansas State Department of Education

LD = Learning Disability

LEA = Local Education Agency

LRE = Least Restrictive Environment

NC = Non-Categorical

OCR = Office for Civil Rights

 

ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder

 

OHI = Other Health Impaired

 

OI = Orthopedic Impairment

 

OT = Occupational Therapist/Therapy

 

PAWS = Personal Awareness With Supports

 

PBS = Positive Behavior Support

 

PI = Physically Impaired

PL = Public Law

 

PLAAFP = Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

PT = Physical Therapy/Therapist

SL = Speech/Language

SLD = Specific Learning Disability

SM = Severely Multiple Handicapped

SPED = Special Education

 

SLP = Speech Language Pathologist

SRS = Social Rehabilitation Services

SSI = Supplemental Security Income

TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury

VI = Visually Impaired

VR = Vocational Rehabilitation