AAC

Alternative Augmentative Communication

ABA

Applied Behavior Analysis

ADA

Average Daily Attendance

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADR

ADR Alternative Dispute Resolution

ALJ

Administrative Law Judge 

APE

Adaptive Physical Education

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASL

American Sign Language

AT

Assistive Technology 

BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BIP

Behavioral Intervention Plan

CAASPP

California Assessment of Student Performance & Progress

CAC

Community Advisory Committee

CAPTAIN

California Autism Professional Training and Information Network

CART

Communication Access Realtime Translation 

CCR

California Code of Regulations

CCS

California Children's Services

CDE

California Department of Education

CDS

Community Day School

CFR

Code of Federal Regulation

CRW

Communication in the Real World

DHH

Deaf and Hard of Hearing 

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOR

Department of Rehabilitation

DREDF

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund

DSM-5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th Edition)

ED

Emotional Disturbance 

EHA

Education for All Handicapped Children Act 

EL

English Learner 

ERMHS

Educationally Related Mental Health Services  

ESL

English as a Second Language 

ESN

Extensive Support Need

ESY

Extended School Year

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment 

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

HHI

Home/Hospital Instruction

IA

Instructional Aide

IAES

Interim Alternative Educational Setting 

ID

Intellectual Disability 

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 

IEE

Independent Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IFSP

Individualized Family Services Plan

IS

Independent Study

ISA

Individual Services Agreement 

ISP

Individualized Service Plan

ITP

Individualized Transition Plan

IWEN

Individual with Exceptional Needs 

LCI

Licensed Children's Institution 

LEA

Local Education Agency 

LEP

Limited English Proficient 

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment 

MD

Manifestation Determination 

NPA

Nonpublic Agency 

NPS

Nonpublic School

O & M

Orientation and Mobility 

OAH

Office of Administrative Hearings 

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCR

Office for Civil Rights

ODD

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OHI

Other Health Impairment 

OI

Orthopedic Impairment 

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OSERS

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

OT

Occupational Therapy 

PDD

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PHP

Parents Helping Parents

PWN

Prior Written Notice

RCEB

Regional Center of the East Bay

RSP

Resource Specialist Program

RTI

Response to Intervention

SAI

Specialized Academic Instruction 

SBE

State Board of Education

SEA

State Education Agency 

SELPA

Special Education Local Plan Area 

SLD

Specific Learning Disability 

SLI

Speech or Language Impairment 

SST

Student Study Team

SWD

Students with Disabilities 

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury 

USC

United States Code 

USDOE

United States Department of Education

VI

Visual Impairment