ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
ASL - American Sign Language
AT - Assistive Technology
BD - Behavior Disorders
BIP - Behavioral Intervention Plan
CAPD - Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
COGAT - Cognitive Abilities Test
CWPT - Classwide Peer Tutoring
EMH - Educable Mentally Handicapped
ERIC EC - Educational Resources Information Center Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
ESL - English as a Second Language
FAPE - Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
GATES - Gifted and Talented Evaluation Scales
GT - Gifted/Talented
HI - Hearing Impaired
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - Individualized Education Program (sometimes called Individualized Education Plan)
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
LD - Learning Disabilities
LEP - Limited-English-Proficient
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
PDD - Pervasive Develpmental Disorders
TAAS - Test of Auditory Analysis Skills
TALS - Test of Awareness of Language Segments
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TMH - Trainable Mentally Handicapped
VI - Visually Impaired
