•      COMMON ACRONYMS
     
    ADA
    Americans with Disabilities Act 
    ADD
    Attention Deficit Disorder 
    ADHD
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 
    APE Adaptive Physical Education
    ARC 
    Association for Retarded Citizens 
    ASL 
    American Sign Language 
    BIP 
    Behavior Intervention Plan 
    BOCES Board of Cooperative Educational Services
    CAPD
    Central Auditory Processing Disorder 
    CPS
    Child Protective Services 
    CPSE
    Committee on Preschool Special Education 
    CRC
    Community Rehabilitation Center 
    CSE
    Committee on Special Education 
    CSPD
    Comprehensive System of Personnel Development 
    DSM-IV
    Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Ed.) 
    ED 
    Emotionally Disabled 
    ERSS Educationally Related Support Services
    ESY Extended School Year
    FAPE
    Free Appropriate Public Education 
    FAS/FAE  
    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effect 
    FBA 
    Functional Behavioral Assessment 
    FERPA
    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act 
    GE Grade Equivalent
    IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting
    IDEA 
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
    IEP 
    Individualized Education Plan 
    LD 
    Learning Disabled 
    LEA
    Local Education Agency 
    LEP Limited English Proficient
    LRE 
    Least Restrictive Environment 
    MD 
    Multiply Disabled 
    MR 
    Mental Retardation 
    NCLB No Child Left Behind
    NYSAA New York State Alternative Assessment
    OCD
    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder 
    ODD 
    Oppositional Defiant Disorder 
    OHI 
    Other Health Impaired 
    OMRDD Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
    OT 
    Occupational Therapy 
    PDD
    Pervasive Developmental Disorder 
    PT 
    Physical Therapy 
    RR 
    Resource Room 
    SAVE Schools Against Violence in Education
    SETRC
    Special Education Training Resource Center 
    SI 
    Speech Impaired 
    SS Standard Score (mean = 100)
    Sub CSE Subcommittee on Special Education
    SWD Student with a Disability
    TBI
    Traumatic Brain Injury 
    TRAID
    Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities 
    TST Teacher Support Team
    VESID 
    Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals w/ Disabilities 
    WIAT 
    Wechsler Individual Achievement Test 
    WISC 
    Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (IQ Test) 
Last Modified on March 23, 2004