AAC: Augmentative & Alternative Communication

AAIDD: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis

ABE: Adult Basic Education

ABS: Adaptive Behavior Scale

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA: Average Daily Attendance

ADC: Adult Day Care

ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHC: Adult Day Health Care

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADL: Activites of Daily Living

AES: Alternative Education Setting

AFB: American Federation of the Blind

AFO: Adaptive Foot Orthotics

AHEAD: Association on Higher Education & Disability

AIT: Auditory Integration Training

APE: Adaptive Physical Education

APSE: Association for Persons in Supported Employment

ARCH: Assistance with Respite Care in the Home

ASA: Autism Society of America

ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASHA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

ASL: American Sign Language

AT: Assistive Technology

AU: Autism

BD: Behavior Disorder

BIP: Behavioral Intervention Plan

BL: Blind

BOE: Board of Education

CA: Chronological Age

CAP: Client Assistance Program

CASA: Court-Appointed Special Advocate

CASE: Council for Administrators of Special Education

CBI: Community-Based Instruction

CBTS: Community-Based Transition Services

CBVI: Community-Based Vocational Instruction

CEC: Council for Exceptional Children

CF: Cystic Fibrosis

CHADD: Children with Attention Deficit Disorder

CI: Community Integration

CID: Central Institute for the Deaf

CIL: Center for Independent Living

CISE: Center for Innovations in Special Education

CMHC: Community Mental Health Center

CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

CO: Central Office

COOP: Cooperative Work-Experience Program

CP: Cerebral Palsy

CWC: Class Within A Class

DB: Deaf/Blind

DD: Developmental Disabilities

DDTC: Developmental Disabilities Treatment Center

DESE: Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

DF: Deaf

DFS: Division of Family Services

DHH: Deaf or Hard of Hearing

DHSS: Department of Health and Senior Services

DMH: Department of Mental Health

DOH: Department of Health

DP: Diagnostic Placement

DSA: Down Syndrome Association

DSM-III-R: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed. revised)

DSS: Department of Social Services

DVR: Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

ECSE: Early Childhood Special Education

ED: Emotionally Disturbed

EPSDT: Medicaid Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program

ERIC: Educational Resources Information Center

ESL: English as a Second Language

ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages

ESYP: Extended School Year Programs

FAS/FAE: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects

FAPE: Free and Appropriate Public Education

FBA: Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Student School Records Act)

FLA: Family Living Arrangement

GE: Grade Equivalent

GED: General Educational Development Diploma

HB: House Bill

HCY: Healthy Children and Youth Program

HI: Hearing Impaired

HMO: Health Maintenance Organization

HOH: Hard of Hearing

HOYO: Home of Your Own

I & R: Information & Referral

ID: Intellectual Disability

IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP: Individualized Education Program

IFSP: Individualized Family Services Plan

ILA: Independent Living Arrangement

ILC: Independent Living Center

IPE: Individualized Plan for Employment

IQ: Intelligence Quotient

IRC: Instructional Resource Center

IRWE: Impairment-Related Work Expenses

ISL: Independent Supported Living

ISP: Individualized Service Plan

ITP: Individualized Treatment Plan

K-12: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

LD: Learning Disability

LDA: Learning Disabilities Association

LEA: Local Education Agency

LRE: Least Restrictive Environment

MACDDS: Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services

MAP: Missouri Assessment Program

MAP-A: Missouri Assessment Program – Alternate

MAPS: McGill Action Planning System

MCHR: Missouri Commission on Human Rights

MD: Muscular Dystrophy

MHA: Mental Health Association

MHIA: Missouri Head Injury Association

MI: Mentally Ill

MOCABI: Missouri Critical Adaptive Behaviors Inventory

MOCDD: Missouri Children with Developmental Disability Waiver

MoP&A or MPAS: Missouri Protection and Advocacy Services

MPACT: Missouri Parents Alliance for Cooperative Training

MPC: Missouri Planning Council

MSIP: Missouri School Improvement Program

MSW: Masters of Social Work Degree

MU: Multiply Disabled

NAMI: National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

NASBE: National Association State Boards of Education

NASDE: National Association of State Directors of Special Education

NCLD: National Center for Learning Disabilities

NFP: Not for Profit

NH: Non-handicapped

NICHCY: National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

NIH: National Institutes of Health

NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health

NORD: National Organization for Rare Disorders

NOS: Not Otherwise Specified

OA: Office of Administration

O & M: Orientation and Mobility

OBE: Outcome Based Education

OCD: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCR: Office of Civil Rights

ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OH: Orthopedically Handicapped

OHI: Other Health Impaired

OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs

OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

OT: Occupational Therapy

PAC: Parent Advisory Council

P & A: Protection & Advocacy

PAS: Personal Assistance Service

PASS: Plan for Achieving Self-Support

PBIS: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports

PCA: Personal Care Assistant

PCP: Person-Centered Plan

PDC: Professional Development Committee

PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PDDNOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified

PDR: Physician’s Desk Reference

PI: Physical Impairment

PICS: Picture Interest Career Inventory

PKU: Phenylketonuria

PL: Public Law

PLAAFP: Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

PLB: Productive Living Board

PLC: Parent Liaison Committee (also Professional Learning Community)

POA: Power of Attorney

POS: Purchase of Service

PS: Partially Sighted

PT: Physical Therapy

PTI: Parent Training and Information Center

PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PWN: Prior Written Notice

RAC: Regional Advisory Council

RO: Regional Office

RP: Responsible Party

RSB: Rehabilitation Services for the Blind

RSMo: Revised Statutes of Missouri

RTC: Residential Treatment Center

RTI: Response to Intervention

SB: Senate Bill

SB: Spina Bifida

SB: Standards Based

SD: Standard Deviation

SDD: Severe Developmental Disabilities

SEA: State Educational Agency

Section 504: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

SED: Serious Emotional Disturbance

SH: Severely Handicapped

SHCN: Special Health Care Needs

SI: Sensory Integration

SIB: Self-Injurious Behavior

SIS: Supports Intensity Scale

SLD: Specific Learning Disability

SLI: Speech/Language Impairment

SLP: Speech-Language Pathologist

SNAP: Special Non-Public Access Program

SOC: System of Care

SOP: Summary of Performance

SP: Speech Impairment

SPED: Special Education

SPP: State Performance Plan

SSA: Social Security Administration

SSD: Special School District of St. Louis County

SSDI: Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI: Supplementary Security Income

SWEP: Summer Work Experience Program

TA: Technical Assistance

TAC: Technology Access Center

TASH: The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury

TDD: Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

TPI: Transition Planning Inventory

TS: Tourette Syndrome

TT: Text Telephone

TTD/TTY: Teletypewriting Device, Teletypewriter

UAF/UAP: University Affiliated Facility/Program

UCP: United Cerebral Palsy

UR: Utilization Review

VI: Visual Impairment

Voc Ed: Vocational Education

VR: Vocational Rehabilitation

VSA: Very Special Arts

VSP: Vocational Skills Program

WAC: Work Activities Center

WEC: Work Experience Coordinator

WIOA: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity

YES: Youth Employment Services

YCDD: Young Child with Developmental Delay