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A, B, Cs of Special Education A primer on the abbreviations often used in K-12 settings .

A, B, Cs of Special Education A primer on the abbreviations often used in K-12 settings . A. ABA applied behavior analysis ABD antisocial behavior disorders AD attachment disorder ADA Americans with Disabilities Act; ADD attention deficit disorder

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A, B, Cs of Special Education A primer on the abbreviations often used in K-12 settings .

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  1. A, B, Cs of Special EducationA primer on the abbreviations often used in K-12 settings.

  2. A • ABA applied behavior analysis • ABD antisocial behavior disorders • AD attachment disorder • ADA Americans with Disabilities Act; • ADD attention deficit disorder • ADHD attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder • AI auditorily impaired • AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome • APD antisocial personality disorder; auditory processing disorder • ASL American Sign Language • AT assistive technology • AU autistic • AUT autism

  3. B & C • BD behaviorally disordered; behavior disorders; brain damaged • BI brain injury • BIL bilingual • BMP behavior management plan • CAI computer-assisted instruction • CAPD central auditory processing disorders; see also APD (auditory processing disorder) • CC cross categorical • CD communication development; conduct disorder • CHI closed head injury • CLD culturally and linguistically diverse • CP cerebral palsy

  4. D & E • DAP developmentally appropriate practices • DB; DBL deaf-blind • DCD developmental coordination disorder • D deaf • DD developmental disabilities; developmentally delayed • EBD emotional and behavioral disorders • ED emotionally disturbed; emotional disorders; US Department of Education • EEN exceptional education needs • ELL English language learner • EMH educable mentally handicapped • EMR educably mentally retarded • ESL English as a second language • ESOL English for speakers of other languages

  5. F  L • FAPE free appropriate public education • FBA functional behavior assessment • GT gifted and talented • HI health impaired; hearing impaired • HOH hard of hearing • IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act • IED intermittent explosive disorder • IEE independent education evaluation • IEP individualized education program • IEPC individualized educational planning committee • LD learning disabilities; learning disabled

  6. M  O • MBD minimal brain dysfunction • M/ED mental or emotional disturbance • MH multiply handicapped • MMR mild mental retardation • MR mentally retarded or mental retardation • MR/DD mentally retarded/developmentally disabled • MR/MED mentally retarded and mentally or emotionally disturbed (sometimes referred to as dual diagnosis) • MSDD multisystem developmental disorder • OCD obsessive compulsive disorder • ODD oppositional defiant disorder • OH orthopedically handicapped

  7. P  R • PCD perceptual communicative disability • PDD pervasive development disorder • PLI pragmatic language impairment • PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder • RAD reactive attachment disorder • RDD reading disorder-dyslexia

  8. S • SECTION 504 a part of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 making it illegal for any organization receiving federal funds to discriminate against a person solely on the basis of disability • SED seriously emotionally disturbed • SI speech impaired • SIB self-injurious behavior • SLD specific learning disability • SPD semantic pragmatic disorder

  9. T  Z • TAG talented and gifted • TBI traumatic brain injury • TESOL teachers of English for speakers of other languages • TMH trainable mentally handicapped • TMR trainably mentally retarded • VCD volitional conduct disorder • VI visually impaired • WOD written output disorder

  10. Resources • This presentation modified/abbreviated from: Acronyms Frequently Used in Special/Gifted Education • http://www.ericec.org/fact/acronyms.html • Dictionary: For Parents of Children with Disabilities • http://www.usd.edu/cd/dictionary/

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