Special Education Acronyms

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Parents are often overwhelmed by the number of acronyms that are used in special education. Below are some of the most frequently used acronyms.

  • Adaptive Behavior-AB
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis-ABA
  • American Disability Act-ADA
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-ADHD
  • APE -Adapted Physical Education
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder-ASD
  • Assistive Technology-AT
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst-BCBA
  • Community-Based Instruction-CBI
  • Curriculum-Based Measurement CBS
  • Code of Federal Regulations-CFR
  • Child Protective Services-CPS
  • Career Technical Education-CTE
  • Deaf/Blind-DB
  • Early Childhood Special Education-ECSE
  • Emotionally Disturbed-ED
  • Extended School Year-ESY
  • Free Appropriate Public Education-FAPE
  • Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act-FERPA
  • Full-Time Equivalent-FTE
  • Intellectual Disability-ID
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act-IDEIA
  • Independent Education Evaluation-IEE
  • Individualized Education Program IEP
  • Individualized Family Service Plan-IFSP
  • Local Educational Agency-LEA
  • Limited English Proficient-LEP
  • Least Restrictive Environment-LRE
  • Memorandum of Understanding-MOU
  • No Child Left Behind-NCLB
  • Office of Administrative Hearings-OAH
  • Office of Civil Rights-OCR
  • Other Health Impaired-OHI
  • Orthopedically Impaired-OP
  • Office of Special Education Programs-OSEP
  • Occupational Therapy-OT
  • Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports-PBIS
  • Physical Therapy-PT
  • Prior Written Notice-PWN
  • Related Services-RS
  • Response to Intervention-RTI
  • Speech Impairment-SI
  • Speech Language Pathologist-SLP
  • Traumatic Brain Injury-TBI
  • Universal Design for Learning-UDL
  • United States Department of Education-USDE
  • Visually Impaired-VI
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