ABLLS |
The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills |
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
AI |
Auditory Impairment |
APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
ARD |
Admissions, Review, and Dismissal |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
AU |
Autism |
BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
CM |
Content Mastery |
CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
DB |
Deaf Blind |
DSM |
Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) |
ECI |
Early Childhood Intervention |
ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
EA |
Educational Associates |
EAC |
Essential Academics Classroom |
ESY |
Extended School Year (formally EYS) |
F.A.C.E.S. |
Functional Academic Curriculum for Exceptional Students |
FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
FERPA |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
IBC |
Intensive Behavior Classroom |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 101-476) |
IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
ITP |
Individual Transition Plan |
LAP |
Learning Accomplishment Profile |
LC |
Local Curriculum |
LD |
Learning Disability |
LDAA |
Locally Developed Alternative Assessment |
MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
MR |
Mental Retardation |
NICHY |
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
O & M |
Orientation and Mobility |
OJT |
On Job Training |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
PAC |
Parent Advisory Committee |
PASS |
Positive Approach to Student Success |
PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
PPCD |
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
RDSPD |
Regional Day School Program for the Deaf |
SAMA |
Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression |
SDAA |
State Developed Alternative Assessment |
SI |
Speech Impairment |
SLP |
Speech-Language Pathologist |
TAAS |
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills |
TAKS |
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills |
TASP |
Texas Academic Skills Program |
TEA |
Texas Education Agency |
TEACCH |
Treatment and Education of Autistic Children with Communication Handicaps |
TEKS |
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills |
TRC |
Texas Rehabilitation Commission |
TSB |
Texas School for the Blind |
TSD |
Texas School for the Deaf |
VI |
Visual Impairment |
