Special Education: Glossary
Commonly Used Acronyms in Special Education
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | IEP | Individualized Education Plan |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Type 1, Type 2, or Combined Type) | LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| AEP | Alternative Education Program | MD | Multiple Disabilities |
| AI | Auditory Impairment | MT | Music Therapy |
| APE | Adapted Physical Education | NICHY | National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities |
| ARD | Admission, Review & Dismissal | NISD | Northside Independent School District |
| AU | Autism | OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan | ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| CBI | Community Based Instruction | OH or OHI | Other Health Impairment |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy | OI | Orthopedic Impairment |
| DARS | Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services | O&M | Orientation & Mobility |
| DB | Deaf-Blind | OJT | On the Job Training |
| DNQ | Does Not Qualify | OT | Occupational Therapy |
| DSM-5 | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition | PAC | Parent Advisory Committee |
| ECC | Early Childhood Collaborative | PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder (Autism Spectrum) |
| ECI | Early Childhood Intervention | PT | Physical Therapy |
| ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education (formerly known as PPCD - Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities) | REACH | Resource for Parents of Children with Autism |
| ED | Emotional Disturbance | RDSPD | Regional Day School Program for the Deaf |
| EOC | End of Course (exam) | RtI | Response to Intervention |
| ESY | Extended School Year | SI | Speech Impairment |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education | SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| FBA | Functional Behavior Assessment | SLP | Speech Language Pathologist |
| FERPA | Family Education Rights & Privacy Act | STAAR | State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness |
| FIE | Full & Individual Evaluation | STAAR-ALT 2 | State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness - Alternate 2nd Edition |
| IA | Instructional Assistant | TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| ID | Intellectual Disability | TEA | Texas Education Agency |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (2004 Reauthorization) | TEKS | Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation | VI | Visual Impairment |