Parents are often overwhelmed by the number of acronyms that are used in special education. Here are some of the most frequently used acronyms, even though this is not an exhaustive list, these cover some of the ones that are commonly used.
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
