Lorain County JVS - Special Education Abbreviations

Special Education Abbreviations

The list below includes many of the commonly used acronyms and abbreviations used in the field of special education.

ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336)
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AU	Autism
BIP	Behavior Intervention Plan
BVR	Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
CD	Cognitive Disability
CEC	Council for Exceptional Children
DH	Developmentally Handicapped
FAPE	Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA	Functional Behavior Assessment
HI	Hearing Impaired
IBA	Intervention Based Assessment
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Act
IEP	Individual Education Plan
IQ	Intelligence Quotient
IT	Intervention Assistance Team
LEA	Local Education Agency
LRE	Least Restrictive Environment
MFE	Multifactored Evaluation
MH	Multi-Handicapped
NCLB	No Child Left Behind
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD	Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODE	Ohio Department of Education
OEL	Office of Exceptional Children
OGT	Ohio Graduation Test
OHI	Other Health Impaired
OSEP	Office of Special Education Programs
OT	Occupational Therapy
PT	Physical Therapy
SBH	Severe Behavior Handicapped
SED	Severe Emotional Disturbance
SERRC	Special Education Regional Resource Center
SLD	Specific Learning Disability
SLP	Speech Language Pathologist
TBI	Traumatic Brain Injury
VI	Visual Impairment