Alphabet Soup (AS)

Below is a list* of the most commonly-used acronyms that you may find in 'Assessement Reports'.
 
Also provided are definitions for the terms that are not self-explanatory -

 ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
AD/HD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL Activities of Daily Living (daily tasks required for self-care; eating, dressing)
APE Adapted Physical Education
ARD Admission, Review and Dismissal Meeting (in some states)
AT Assistive Technology (any device or product that improves the functioning ability of a child)
CA Chronological Age
CF Cystic Fibrosis
CHI Closed Head Injury
CP Cerebral Palsy
DD Developmental Delay
ED Emotional Disorder
EI Early Intervention
ESY Extended School Year (extension of special services beyond the 180 day school year)
FAPE Free, appropriate public education (guaranteed by IDEA)
HI Hearing Impaired
HH Hard-of-Hearing
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP Individualized Educational Plan
IFSP Individual Family Service Plan (for children 0 - 3 years)
ISP Individual Service Plan
IPE Individual Plan for Employment
IL Intellectual Limitation
IQ Intelligence Quotient
LD Learning Disabled
LSS Local School System (formerly called LEA, Local Educational Agency)
MA Mental Age
MD Muscular Dystrophy
MR Mental Retardation
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OH Orthopedic Handicap
OHI Other Health Impaired
OT Occupational Therapy
PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PS Partially Sighted
PT Physical Therapy
SEA State Educational Agency
SPD Sensory Processing Disorder or
SIPD Sensory Integration Processing Disorder
SED Serious Emotional Disorder
SLD Specific Learning Disability
SSI Supplemental Security Income
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD Telecommunication for the Deaf
TS Tourettes Syndrome
VI Visual Impairment

 *list provided by Richard Lavoie

 
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