| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AEP |
Alternative Education Placement |
| AES |
Alternative Educational Setting |
| AIT |
Auditory Integration Training |
| APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
| ARS |
At Risk Student |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| BD |
Behavior Disorder |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BRS |
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services |
| CA |
Chronological Age |
| CACLD |
Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities |
| CAPD |
Central Auditory Processing Disorder |
| CHADD |
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder |
| CPAC |
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center |
| CST / SST |
Child Study Team / Student Study Team |
| DCF |
Department of Children and Families |
| DMH |
Department of Mental Health |
| DMR |
Department of Mental Retardation |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| ECN |
Early Childhood Network |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunities Commision |
| EHA |
Education of the Handicapped Act (Public Law 94-142, now called IDEA) |
| EIP |
Early Intervention Project |
| ESY |
Extended School Year Services |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FC |
Facilitated Communications |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FM |
Fine Motor |
| GL |
Guided Learning |
| IDA |
International Dyslexia Association |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990) (new title for EHA) |
| IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP |
Individual Educational Program |
| IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
| IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
| ITP |
Individualized Transition Program |
| LC |
Learning Center |
| LD |
Learning Disability |
| LDA |
Learning Disabilities Association |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA |
Mental Age |
| MF |
Medically Fragile |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| MS |
Mainstream (Middle School) |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind Law |
| NCLD |
National Center for Learning Disabilities |
| ND |
Neurobiological Disorders |
| NLD |
Nonverbal Learning Disability |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
| OHI |
Other Health Impaired |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PL 94-142 |
Education of the Handicapped Act (now IDEA) (1990) |
| PL 99-457 |
Education of the Handicapped Act, Amend. of 1986 (relates to infants / toddlers) |
| PPT |
Planning and Placement Team |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| RE |
Regular Education |
| RESC |
Regional Education Service Center |
| RFB & D |
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic |
| RR |
Resource Room |
| RS |
Related Services |
| SAT |
Student Assistance Team |
| SB |
Stanford-Binet Test of Intelligence |
| SE / SpEd |
Special Education |
| SED |
Serious Emotional Disturbance |
| SERC |
Special Education Resource Center |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disabilities |
| SLP |
Speech and Language Pathologist |
| SPL |
Speech and Language |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| STC |
School to Career |
| STWO |
School to Work Opportunities Act |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TS |
Transitional Services |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| WAIS-III |
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Third Revision |
| WIAT |
Wisconsin Individual Achievement Test |
| WISC-III |
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Third Revision |
| WPPSI-R |
Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence, Revised |
| WRIOT |
Wide Range Interest Occupation Test |
| WRMT-R |
Woodcok Reading Mastery Test, Revised |
| 504 |
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) |