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What are common abbreviations in special education?
ABA
Applied Behavioral Analysis
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADL
Activities for Daily Living
ALJ
Administrative Law Judge
Alt-MSA
Alternative Maryland School Assessment
AMO
Annual Measurable Objective
APE
Adaptive Physical Education
ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder
AT
Assistive Technology
AYP
Annual Yearly Progress
BIP
Behavioral Intervention Plan
BMP
Behavior Management Plan
CCEIS
Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services
CEIS
Coordinated Early Intervening Services
CFR
Code of Federal Regulation
COMAR
Code of Maryland Regulations
DD
Developmental Disability or Developmental Delay
DDA
Developmental Disabilities Administration
DEI/SES
Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services
DHMH
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
ED
Emotional Disability
EI
Early Intervention
ESY
Extended School Year Services
FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA
Functional Behavioral Assessment
FSS
Family Support Services
HI
Hearing Impaired
HSA
High School Assessments (Maryland)
ID
Intellectual Disability
IDEA
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP
Individualized Education Program
IFSP
Individualized Family Service Plan
LD
Learning Disabilities
LEA
Local Education Agency
LICC
Local Interagency Coordinating Council
LITP
Local Infants and Toddlers Program
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
LSS
Local School System
MA
Medical Assistance
MCAP
Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program
MITP
Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program
Mod-HSA
Modified High School Assessment
Mod-MSA
Modified Maryland School Assessment
MSA
Maryland School Assessment
MSAA
Maryland State Alternate Assessment
MSDE
Maryland State Department of Education
NCLB
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NE
Natural Environment
NLD/NVLD
Nonverbal Learning Disability
OAH
Office of Administrative Hearings
OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCR
Office for Civil Rights, US Dept of Education
OHI
Other Health Impaired
OI
Orthopedic Impairment
OSEP
Office of Special Education Programs (federal)
OT
Occupational Therapy
PA
Public Agency
PBIS
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
PBS
Positive Behavior Supports
PDD
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOS
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified
PLOP
Present Level of Performance
PT
Physical Therapy
PTIC
Parent Training and Information Center
SECAC
Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee
SESAC
Special Education State Advisory Committee
SICC
State Interagency Coordinating Council
SIT
School Improvement Team
SLD
Specific Learning Disability
SLP
Speech-Language Pathology
SST
School Service Team
TA
Technical Assistance
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD/TTY
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
UDL
Universal Design for Learning
