Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations

Important Abbreviations

Abbreviations are often used for medical and educational terms. This can be very confusing to parents at the beginning of a new process where the words and terms are still unfamiliar. We have listed many of them below to help you learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorders.

A

  • AAC – Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • ADA – American with Disabilities Act
  • ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
  • ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • AE – Age Equivalent
  • AIT – Auditory Integration Therapy
  • AS – Asperger’s Syndrome
  • ASD – Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • ASL – American Sign Language
  • ASPIE – A person with Asperger’s Syndrome

B

  • BD/ED – Behavior Disordered / Emotionally Disturbed
  • BOCES – Board of Cooperative Educational Services
  • BOE – Board of Education
  • BP – Bi-Polar (formerly manic-depressive)

C

  • CAPD – Central Auditory Processing Disorder
  • CNS – Central Nervous System
  • CPSE – Committee on Preschool Special Education
  • CSE – Committee on Special Education

D

  • DD – Developmental Disability
  • DSM-IV – Diagnostic Statistical Manual (edition IV)
  • DX – Diagnosis

E

  • ED – Emotionally Disturbance

F

  • FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education
  • FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

H

  • HFA – High Functioning Autism

I

  • IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Act
  • IEP – Individualized Education Program
  • IH – Impartial Hearing
  • IQ – Intelligence Quotient

L

  • LD – Learning Disability (Learning Disabled)
  • LRE – Least Restrictive Environment

M

  • MR – Mentally Retarded (IQ less than 70)
  • MRI – Magnetic Resonance Imaging

N

  • NOS – Not Otherwise Specified, usually seen as PDD-NOS
  • NT – Neurotypical

O

  • OCD – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • ODD – Oppositional-Defiant Disorder
  • OHI – Other Health Impaired
  • OT – Occupational Therapy

P

  • PDD – Pervasive Developmental Disorder
  • PET – Positron Emission Tomography
  • PT – Physical Therapy

S

  • SAD – Seasonal Affective Disorder
  • SED – State Education Department
  • SEIT – Special Education Itinerant Teacher Services
  • SETRC – Special Education Training Resource Centers
  • SI – Speech Impaired

T

  • TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
  • TDD – Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf
  • TEACCH – Treatment & Education of Autistic & Related Communication Disorders
  • TOM – Theory of Mind
  • TS – Tourette’s Syndrome

V

  • VESID – Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
  • VI – Visually Impaired
  • VR – Vocational Rehabilitation

W

  • WISC – Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Y

  • Yo – Year Old

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