Acronyms

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

DD = Developmental Disability

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