Special Education Acronyms and Special Education Glossary
AC Augmentative Communication
AC - Alternative Communication or augmentative communication
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder definition.
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder definition and symptoms.
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASL - American Sign Language
ASL, American Sign Language
AT: Assistive Technology
AT - Assistive Technology definition
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
BIP, Behavior Intervention Plan
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
CEC, Council for Exceptional Children
Early Identification
Early Identification
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS, Fetal Acohol Syndrome. Definition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Definition
G&T - Gifted and Talented Definition
G&T, Gifted and Talented Definition
HOH - Hard Of Hearing
Hard of Hearing Definition
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - Individual Education Program
IEP Individual Education Plan or Program
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
Intelligence Quotient IQ Definition
LD Learning Disability
LD Learning Disability Definition
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
Multiply Handicapped or Multiple Disabilities
MD or MH - Multiply Disabled or Multiply Handicapped
NCLB - No Child Left Behind
NCLB No Child Left Behind
ToM - Theory of Mind
Theory of mind is the ability to understand other peoples' thoughts, desires and feelings.
The DSM IV, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
The DSM IV is a publication of the American Psychiatric Association used to diagnose mental disorders, ranging from developmental disorders to mental illness.
TSS -- Therapeutic Support Staff, Staff that Supports Individual Students
A TSS or Therapeutic Support Staff, is one of several jobs in special education that does not require a college degree.
VBA - Verbal Behavior Analysis
VBA or Verbal Behavior Analysis, is an intervention for children with language deficits based on the work B.F.Skinner, in his book Verbal Behavior.
The ABBLS - The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills