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Special Education Acronyms and Special Education Glossary

Special education acronyms defined. A list of special education terms/glossary.
Response to Intervention - RTI
Response to Intervention - RTI
AC Augmentative Communication
AC - Alternative Communication or augmentative communication
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Spectrum Disorder
AU - Autism
Autism definition. Meaning of autism.
AT: Assistive Technology
AT - Assistive Technology definition
ASL - American Sign Language
ASL, American Sign Language
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder definition and symptoms.
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder definition.
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ABC - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ABC Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis
Applied Behavior Analysis
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
BIP, Behavior Intervention Plan
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
CEC, Council for Exceptional Children
DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Early Identification
Early Identification
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education
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
HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
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
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS, Fetal Acohol Syndrome. Definition of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Mainstreaming
Mainstreaming definition. What does mainstreaming mean?
Modification
Modification, program modification, curriculum modification
Multiply Handicapped or Multiple Disabilities
MD or MH - Multiply Disabled or Multiply Handicapped
MID - Mild Intellectual Disability
MID - Mild Intellectual Disability, mental retardation
NCLB - No Child Left Behind
NCLB No Child Left Behind
RS - Related Services
Related Services Definition
SIB, Self-Injurious Behavior
SIB, Self-Injurious Behavior
SIP - State Improvement Plan
SIP - State Improvement Plan
SPP - State Performance Plan
SPP - State Performance Plan Definition. Special education terms and acronyms.

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