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____________________________________________________________________________ ACAS..............Autism Chat and Share  ABA................Applied Behavior Analysis (therapy method) ADD................Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD..............Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder AIT.................Auditory Integration Therapy APD................Auditory Processing Disorder AS..................Asperger's Syndrome AS..................Autistic Spectrum BAP................Broader Autism Phenotype CSE................Committee for Special Education DD..................Development Disorder DH..................Developmentally Handicapped DX..................Diagnosis ECT................ElectroConvulsive Therapy (electroshock) ED..................Emotionally Disturbed EEG................ElectroEncephaloGram ECG................ElectroCardioGram FDA................Food and Drug Administration GFCF..............Gluten Free / Casein Free (Gluten is wheat free/casein usualy dairy free-suspected issue with a number of autistics) HFA................High Functioning Autism IBS.................Irritable Bowel Syndrome IEP.................Individual Education Plan IQ...................Intelligence Quotient LD...................Learning Disability LLD..................Language-based Learning Disability M-D.................Manic Depression (Bipolar depression) MR...................Mental Retardation, Mentally Retarded (IQ less than 70) MRI..................Magnetic Resonance Imaging NDA.................Not Diagnosed with Anything NOD.................Not Otherwise Defined, Often appears alot with DX by psychologists. NOS.................Not Otherwise Specified, usually seen as PDD-NOS NOS.................Not of Specific Origin NS....................Noonan's Syndrome NT....................Neurologically Typical OCD.................Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder ODD.................Oppositional Defiant Disorder OT....................Occupational Therapy P&A..................Protection & Advocacy PDD..................Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDR..................Physician's Desk Reference PPA..................Parent of a Person with Autism PT....................Physical Therapist PTSD................Post Traumatic Stress Disorder SLP..................Speech Language Pathologist SED..................Severely Emotionally Disturbed TEACCH............Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children TS....................Tourette Syndrome YO...................Year Old | 
