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Acronyms

Acronyms

Frequently Used Acronyms



AAC 
ABA
ADA
ADD
ADHD
ADL
APE
ASD
AT
AYP
BIP
BOE
CD
CF
CPSE
CPSE
CST
CSE
DB
DD
DOE
DOH
DPH/DPHO
DS
EBD
ECE
ED
EI
ESD
ESEA
ESL
ESY/EYS
FAPE
FAS
FBA
FERPA
FM
GA
GE
GPA
GT
HI
ID
IDEA
IEE
IEP
IST
LD
LEP
LRE
NYSAA
OHI
OMRDD
OT
PE
PPS
PSEN
PT
RCT
SD
SE
SED
SEIT
SI
TBI
VESID
VI
VocEd
WISC
WISC-R
WRAT
Z


Alternative Augmentative Communication
Applied Behavior Analysis
Americans with Disabilities Act
Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Activities of Daily Living
Adaptive Physical Education
AmericanSign Language
Assistive Technology
Adequate Yearly Progress
Behavior Intervention Plan
Board of Education
Cognitive Delay
Cystic Fibrosis
Cerebral Palsy
Committee on Preschool Education
Child Study Team
Committee on Special Education
Deaf-Blind
Developmental Delay
Department of Education
Department of Health
Due Process Hearing / Due Process Hearing Officer
Down Syndrome
Emotional Behavioral Disturbance
Early Childhood Education
Emotionally Disturbed
Early Intervention
Extended School Day
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
English as a Second Language
Extended School Year / Extended Year Services
Free Appropriate Public Education
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Focused Monitoring
Grade Equivalent
General Education
Grade Point Average
Gifted and Talented
Hearing Impaired
Intellectual Disabilities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individualized Educational Evaluation
Individualized Education Plan
Instructional Support Team
Learning Disabled
Limited English Proficient
Least Restrictive Environment
New York State Alternate Assessment 
Other Health Impaired
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Occupational Therapist
Physical Education
Pupil Personnel Services
Pupils with Special Education Needs
Physical Therapy
Regents Competency Test
Standard Deviation
Special Education
State Education Department
Special Education Itinerant Teacher
Speech Impaired
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Visually Impaired/Visual Impairment/Variable Interval
Vocational Education
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised
Wide Range Achievement Test
Standard Score