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Special Education Acronyms

Does The Special Education Acronym Madness Have You Pulling Your Hair Out?

Sometimes understanding the world of special education is like trying to text with a teenager… So many acronyms, your speech just becomes an alphabet mix tape! Hopefully the list below can be a resource.

Special Education Acronyms and what they stand for...

504

Provides accommodations to students with disabilities under section 504 of the Americans with disabilities act

ABA

Applied Behavioral Analysis

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADL

Act of Daily Living

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

AIM

Accessible Instructional Materials

APE

Adaptive Physical Education

APD

Auditory Processing Disorder

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

AT

Assistive Technology

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress

BD

Behavioral Disorder

BIP

Behavioral Intervention Plan

BOE

Board of Education

CBA

Curriculum Based Assessment

CCSS

Common Core State Standards

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CST

Child Study Team

DD

Developmental Delay

DS

Downs Syndrome

ECE

Early Childhood Education

ED

Emotional Disturbance

EI

Early Intervention

ESD

Extended School Day

ESY

Extended School Year

FAPE

Free and Appropriate Public Education

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

GE

General Education

HI

Hearing Impaired

IA

Instructional Assistant

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEE

Independent Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Education Program

LEA

Local Education Agency

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

NCLB

No Child Left Behind act

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OHI

Other Health Impaired

OT

Occupational Therapy

PBS

Positive Behavioral Supports

PLOP

Present Levels Of Performance

PT

Physical Therapy

RTI

Response To Intervention

SEA

State Education Agency

SID

Sensory Integration Disorder

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

SLI

Speech/Language Impairment

SPED

Special Education

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TS

Tourette Syndrome

VI

Visual Impairment

Summary and other Resources

  • This is list does not cover all acronyms! But this is a good starter. In reality, all I have given you here, are the words that each acronym stands for. What is likely more key is the actual meaning of some of these words. For some of the terms I have written entire blog entries, or created short videos… so please feel free to: 
  • Browse my other blogs by clicking here 
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