Acronyms & Abbreviations

A
AB
ABA
ABS
ABIC
ADA
ADA
ADD
ADHD
ADL
AH
APE
ASL
AT
AU

B
BD
BICM
BIP

C
CA
CAC
CBI
CCR
CCS
CD
CDE
CEC

D
DB
DD
DHH
DHS
DIS
DME
DMH
DOE
DR
DSS

E
ECE
ED
ELD
ELL
EMR
EO
ESY

F
FAA
FAPE
FBA
FEP
FFH

G
GATE

H
HH
HI

I
IDEA
IEP
IFSP
ILC
IPP
IPSU
IQ
ISP
ITP
IWEN

L
LACOE
LAUSD
LCI
LCSW
LD
LEA
LEP
LH
LI
LRE
LSH

M
MH
MR
MTU

N
NPA
NPS
NSH

O
OAH
OCR
OH
OHI
OI
O&M
OMH
OSEP
OT

P
PAI
PH
PL
PS
PS
PT

R
RC
RLA
RS
RSP

S
SB
SDC
SDC
SDE
SED
SELPA
SH
SI
SI
SIB
SLD
SLD/A
SLI
SLP
SLPA
SST

T
TBI
TMR
TPP

U
UAP

V
VH
VI


Assembly Bill (California State Assembly)
Applied Behavior Analysis
Adaptive Behavior Scales
Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children
Americans with Disabilities Act
Average Daily Attendance
Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Activities of Daily Living
Aurally Handicapped
Adapted Physical Education
American Sign Language
Assistive Technology
Administrative Unit


Behavior Disorder
Behavioral Intervention Case Manager
Behavior Intervention Plan


Chronological Age
Community Advisory Committee
Community Based Instruction
Coordinated Compliance Review
California Children’s Services
Communicatively Disabled
California Department of Education
Council for Exceptional Children


Deaf/Blind
Developmentally Delayed
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Department of Health Services
Designated Instruction and Services
Durable Medical Equipment
Department of Mental Health
Department of Education
Department of Rehabilitation
Department of Social Services


Early Childhood Education
Emotionally Disturbed
English Language Development
English Language Learner
EMR Educable Mentally Retarded
English Only
Extended School Year


Functional Analysis Assessment
Free Appropriate Public Education
Functional Behavior Assessment
Fluent English Proficiency
Foster Family Homes

Gifted and Talented Education


Hard of Hearing
Hearing Impairment


Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individual Education Program (School District)
Individual Family Service Plan
Independent Living Center
Individual Program Plan (Regional Center)
Instructional Personnel Service Units
Intelligence Quotient
Individual Service Plan
Individual Transition Plan
Individual with Exceptional Needs


Los Angeles County Office of Education
Los Angeles Unified School District
Licensed Children’s Institute
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Learning Disabled
Local Educational Agency
Limited English Proficiency
Learning Handicapped
Low Incidence
Least Restrictive Environment
Language, Speech, and Hearing Specialist


Multi-Handicapped
Mental Retardation
Medical Treatment Unit


Nonpublic Agency
Nonpublic School
Non-Severely Handicapped


Office of Administrative Hearings
Office for Civil Rights - Federal
Orthopedically Handicapped
Other Health Impaired
Orthopedic Impairment
Orientation and Mobility
Other Multi-Handicapped
Office of Special Education Programs - Federal
Occupational Therapy


Protection and Advocacy, Inc.
Physically Handicapped
Public Law (Federal)
Partially Sighted
Program Specialist
Physical Therapy


RC Regional Center
RLA Responsible Local Agency
RS Resource Specialist
RSP Resource Specialist Program


Senate Bill (California State Senate)
Special Day Class
State Developmental Center
State Department of Education
Severely Emotionally Disturbed
Special Education Local Plan Area
Severely Handicapped
Sensory Integration
Speech Impaired
Scales of Independent Behavior
Specific Learning Disabilities
Severe Language Delay/Aphasia
Speech/Language Impairment
Speech/Language Pathologist
Speech/Language Pathologist Assistant
Student Study Team


Traumatic Brain Injury
Trainable Mentally Retarded
Transition Partnership Project


University Affiliated Program


Visually Handicapped
Visual Impairment

 

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