| AAC | Alternative Augmentative Communication  |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD/ADHD | Attention Deficit/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADLs | Activities of Daily Living |
| AFO | Ankle Foot Orthosis |
| AIS | Academic Intervention Services |
| AM | Amendment |
| APE | Adaptive Physical Education |
| ASL | American Sign Language |
| AR | Annual Review |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| AU | Autism |
| BD | Behavioral Disorder |
| BIP | Behavioral Intervention Program |
| BIS | Behavior Intervention Services |
| CA | Chronological Age |
| CAPD | Central Auditory Processing Disorder |
| CF | Cystic Fibrosis |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CM | Case Manager |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| CPSE | Committee on Preschool Special Education |
| CSE | Committee on Special Education |
| CSPD | Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
| DB | Deaf-Blind |
| DD | Developmental Delay |
| DS | Down Syndrome |
| DSM | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| ED | Emotional Disturbance |
| EDGAR | Education Dept. General Administrative Regulations |
| EI | Early Intervention |
| EP | Emergency Placement |
| ESL | English as a Second Language |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
| GE | General Education |
| GT | Gifted and Talented |
| HI | Hearing Impaired |
| IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IHO | Impartial Hearing Officer |
| IR | Initial Referral |
| ISST | Instructional Support Service Teams |
| LD | Learning Disability |
| LEA | Local Education Agency |
| LEP | Limited English Proficiency |
| LOTE | Language Other Than English |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA | Mental Age |
| MD | Muscular Dystrophy |
| MDR/MRT | Manifestation Determination Review/Team |
| MH | Multiple Handicapps |
| MR | Mental Retardation |
| OCD | Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
| ODD | Oppositional Defiance Disorder |
| OHI | Other Health Impairment |
| OI | Orthopedic Impairment |
| O & M | Orientation & Mobility |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PALS | Peer-Assisted Learning System |
| PDD | Persuasive Development Disability |
| PLEP | Present Level of Educational Performance |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| RS | Related Services |
| RTI | Response to Intervention |
| § | Section (as in §300.7 in IDEA) |
| SAS | Supplementary Aids and Services |
| SB | Spina Bifida |
| SC | Service Coordinator |
| SE | Special Education |
| SED | State Education Department |
| SEPAC | Special Education Parent Advisory Committee |
| SES | Student Exit Summary |
| SI | Speech Impairment |
| S/LT | Speech/Language Therapy |
| SSP | Supplementary Support Personnel |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TDD | Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf |
| TLSO | Thoracic-Lumbo-Sacral-Orthosis |
| TS | Tourette Syndrome |
| TTy | Teletypewriter (phone system for individuals with deafness) |
| VI | Visual Impairment |
