| ABLLS |
The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AI |
Auditory Impairment |
| APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
| ARD |
Admissions, Review, and Dismissal |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| AU |
Autism |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
| CM |
Content Mastery |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| DB |
Deaf Blind |
| DSM |
Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) |
| ECI |
Early Childhood Intervention |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| EA |
Educational Associates |
| EAC |
Essential Academics Classroom |
| ESY |
Extended School Year (formally EYS) |
| F.A.C.E.S. |
Functional Academic Curriculum for Exceptional Students |
| FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FERPA |
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act |
| IBC |
Intensive Behavior Classroom |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 101-476) |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| ITP |
Individual Transition Plan |
| LAP |
Learning Accomplishment Profile |
| LC |
Local Curriculum |
| LD |
Learning Disability |
| LDAA |
Locally Developed Alternative Assessment |
| MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| NICHY |
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
| OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
| O & M |
Orientation and Mobility |
| OJT |
On Job Training |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| PAC |
Parent Advisory Committee |
| PASS |
Positive Approach to Student Success |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PPCD |
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| RDSPD |
Regional Day School Program for the Deaf |
| SAMA |
Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression |
| SDAA |
State Developed Alternative Assessment |
| SI |
Speech Impairment |
| SLP |
Speech-Language Pathologist |
| TAAS |
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills |
| TAKS |
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills |
| TASP |
Texas Academic Skills Program |
| TEA |
Texas Education Agency |
| TEACCH |
Treatment and Education of Autistic Children with Communication Handicaps |
| TEKS |
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills |
| TRC |
Texas Rehabilitation Commission |
| TSB |
Texas School for the Blind |
| TSD |
Texas School for the Deaf |
| VI |
Visual Impairment |