Abbreviations
Some do not have definitions. If you know what they mean send them along!
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ABA........Applied Behavior Analysis (therapy method)/
Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABC........Autism Behavior Checklist
AC.........Autistics and Cousins
ADD........Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD.......Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADVISE.....(definition requested)
AEA........Area Education Agency, provides support services to
local education agencies (ed consultation, psych,
social work, nursing, speech and language, etc.)
AFAIK......As Far As I Know
AFGO.......Another Fine Growth Opportunity (sarcastic-means difficult
problem to solve)
AIT........Advanced Individual Training/Auditory Integration Therapy
ALE........Alternative Learning Experience
ANI........Autism Network International
ANI-L......The listserv (mailing list) for Autism Network International
APD........Auditory Processing Disorder
AS.........Asperger's Syndrome/Autistic Spectrum
ASA........Autism Society of America
ASD........Autistic Spectrum Disorder
ASPIE......A person with Asperger's Syndrome
AUTIE......A person with Autism
BD.........Behavioral Disorder
BIC........Behavior Improvement Class
BIL........Brother-In-Law
BIP........Behavior Improvement Plan
BMP........Behavior Management Plan
BOCES......Board of Cooperative Educational Services
BP.........Bi-Polar (formerly called 'manic depressive')
BRB........(on-line chat related) Be Right Back
BTW........By the Way
CAN........An organization "Cure Autism Now"
CAPD.......Central Auditory Processing Disorder
CARS.......Childhood Autism Rating Scale (diagnostic and evaluation tool)
CD.........Conduct Disorder
CDC........Center For Disease Control and Prevention
CF.........Casein Free
CI.........Casein Intolerant
CNS........Central Nervous System
CO.........Conference
COUSIN.....Someone who has some autistic-spectrum characteristics to
the extent that he/she can identify with autistic folks
even if not formally diagnosed.)
CP.........Cerebral Palsy
CPS........Child Protective Services
CSE........Committee for Special Education (called MDT in some states)
CVPD.......Central Vision Processing Disorder
DCD........Development Coordination Disorder (DSM IV 315.4)
DD.........Development Disorder/Developmental Disabilities
DH.........Developmentally Handicapped
DHH........Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DHS........Department of Human Services
DMG........Dimethyl Glycine
DR.........Disability Rights
DSM........Disablity Statistical Manual (enormous industry-standard
catalog of medical diagnoses)
DSM-IV.....Diagnostic Statistical Manual (edition IV) the current
version of this publication
DSMR.......Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Revised)
DX.........Diagnosis
EBD........Emotional Behavior Disorder
ECG........ElectroCardioGram
ECSE.......Early Childhood Special Education
ECT........ElectroConvulsive Therapy (electroshock)
ED.........Emotionally Disturbed
EEG........ElectroEncephaloGram a graph of brain-wave activity
EI.........Early Intervention
ESD........Educational Service District
ESE........Exceptional Student Education
ESY........Extended School Year
EYSD.......Extended Year Special Ed
F2F........Face to Face
FADD.......Feline Attention Deficit Disorder -- High-dysfunctioning
autistic cat can't get enough attention
FAPE.......Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS........Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FBO........Fuzzy Box Office (feline home entertainment system)
FC.........Facilitated Communication
FDA........Food and Drug Administration
FERPA......Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FIL........Father-In-Law
FNS........Fuzzy Neuron Syndrome
FWIW.......For what it's worth
GF.........Gluten Free
GFCF.......Gluten Free / Casein Free (Gluten is wheat free/casein
usually dairy free-suspected issue with a number of autistics)
GI.........Gluten Intolerant
HFA........High Functioning Autism (defined as Autism occurring
without mental retardation, e.g. w/IQ of 70 or higher)
HH.........Hard of Hearing
HSLDA......Home School Legal Defense Organization
IBS........Irritable Bowel Syndrome
IDEA.......Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP........Individual Education Plan
IFLACA.....I Feel Like A Complete Ass..(used as an apology)
IIRC.......If I Recall Correctly
IME........Independent Medical Examination
IMHO.......In My Humble Opinion
IMMV.......Individual Mileage May Vary (your experiences might be different)
IMNSHO.....In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO........In My Opinion
IMVHO......In My Very Humble Opinion
InLv.......Independent Living (support group)
IOW........In Other Words
IQ.........Intelligence Quotient
IRB........Institutional Review Board
IRCA.......Indiana Resource Center for Autism
LD.........Learning Disability
LF.........Lactose Free
LFA........Low Functioning Autism (defined as Autism occurring with
mental retardation, e.g. w/IQ lower than 70)
LI.........Lactose Intolerant
LLD........Language-based Learning Disability
LOL........Laugh (or Laughing) Out Loud
LOLROF.....Laughing Out Loud, Rolling on Floor
MAAP.......More Able Autistic Persons (Support group)
MBD........Minimum Brain Dysfunction
M-D........Manic Depression (Bipolar depression)
MDO........Major Depressive Disorder
MDT........Multidisciplinary Team (teacher, SLP, OT, psych and
Parents! Used in reference to the group of individuals
who are a part of development and implementation of an IEP)
MIL........Mother-in-Law
MR.........Mental Retardation, Mentally Retarded (IQ less than 70)
MRI........Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NAAR.......National Alliance for Autism Research
NDA........Not Diagnosed with Anything
NICHCY.....National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NOD........Not Otherwise Defined, Often appears alot with DX by psychologists.
NOS........Not of Specific Origin/Not Otherwise Specified (usually
seen as PDD-NOS)
NS.........Noonan's Syndrome
NT.........Neurologically Typical (no diagnosable neurological disorder)
NVLD.......Non-verbal learning disability
OB.........Obligatory
OCD........Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD........Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI........Other Health Impaired
OIC........Oh, I see
OPM........Over-Protective Mom
OT.........Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy
OTOH.......On The Other Hand
P&A........Protection & Advocacy
PAVE.......Parents Are Vital in Education (a Washington State
parents advocacy group)
PDD........Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDR........Physician's Desk Reference
PET........Positron Emission Tomography
PITA.......Pain In The Arse
POHI.......Physically or Otherwise Health Impaired
POV........Point of View
PPA........Parent of a Person with Autism
PPA........PPA (PhenylPropanolAmine: A D-amphetamine analogue) very
mild stimulant and more.
PPL........People
PT.........Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy
PTSD.......Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
RDI........Relationship Development Intervention
RL.........Real Life
ROFL.......Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO....ROFL My Arse Off
RPITB......Royal Pain in the Butt
SAH Mom....Stay at home Mom
SBH........(?) Severe Behavior Handicap
SED........Severely Emotionally Disturbed
SI.........Sensory Integration
SIB........Self-Injurious Behavior
SID........Sensory Integration Disorder
SLK........Severely Labeled Kid
SLP........Speech and Language Pathologist
SNT........Super NuThera
SSD........Social Security Disability
SSI........Social Security Income
SSRI.......Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (class of meds,
including Prozac, Zoloft, Praxil, Luvox)
TAN........Tangentially
TEACCH.....Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related
Communication Disorders
TIC........Tongue in Cheek
TOM........Theory of Mind
TS.........Tourette's Syndrome
TS.........Tuberous Sclerosis
TTFN.......Ta-Ta For Now!
TTYL.......Talk to you later
TTYS.......Talk to you soon
UK.........United Kingdom
VQ.........Verbal IQ
VR.........Vocational Rehabilitation
WTG........Way to go!
YMMV.......Your Mileage May Vary..(meaning, individual experiences
could be different)
YO.........Year Old
Definitions
hyper..........Having too much of something such as hyperactivity which
refers to extremely enegetic activity
hypo...........Having too little of something such as hypoactivity which
refers to not being very active
self-contained.....In reference to special education, refers to schools
or classrooms containing only special needs population.
