The list of special education acronyms and abbreviations.
All special education related acronyms and abbreviations.
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ACF: | Administration for Children and Families(Federal, Health Care) |
ADD: | Attention Deficit Disorder(Narcolepsy, Sleep disorders) |
ADL: | Activities of Daily Living(Mental Health, Educational and health) |
AOTA: | American Occupational Therapy Association(Special Education) |
APTA: | American Physical Therapy Association(Health Care, Special Education) |
CA: | Chronological Age(Disability education, Educational and health) |
CP: | Cerebral Palsy(Disability education, Educational and health) |
DSS: | Department of Social Services(Special Education, Disability, Educational) |
FAS: | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome(Disability education, Special Education, Disability) |
IFSP: | Individualized Family Service Plan(Educational and health) |
LEP: | Limited English Proficiency(Special Education, Health, Disability) |
MR: | Mental Retardation(Mental Health, Educational and health, Psychology) |
OCD: | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(Narcolepsy, Sleep disorders, SLEEP) |
OT: | Occupational Therapy(Profession, Hospital, Disability education) |
PPO: | Preferred Provider Organization(Prostate Cancer, Healthcare, Health Care) |
PT: | Physical Therapist(Disability education, Health professional initials) |
VR: | Vocational Rehabilitation(Disability education, Special Education) |
AAC: | Augmentative and Alternative Communication(Special Education) |
AAMFT: | American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy(Psychology) |
ABA: | Applied Behavior Analysis(Special Education, Disability, Educational) |
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