Educators and others in the special education community will use an acronym to describe a service, disability or agency. Here is a list of commonly used acronyms:
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act | ||||
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder | ||||
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder | ||||
| APE | Adaptive Physical Education | ||||
| AE | Age Equivalent | ||||
| AIS | Academic Intervention Services | ||||
| ASL | American Sign Language | ||||
| AT | Assistive Technology | ||||
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan | ||||
| BOCES | Board of Cooperative Educational Services | ||||
| BOE | Board of Education | ||||
| CPSE | Committee on Preschool Special Education | ||||
| CSE | Committee on Special Education | ||||
| DD | Developmental Disability | ||||
| ED | Emotionally Disabled | ||||
| ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act | ||||
| ESY | Extended School Year Services | ||||
| FAPE | Free and Appropriate Public Education | ||||
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment | ||||
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act | ||||
| IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting | ||||
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act | ||||
| IEP | Individualized Education Program | ||||
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation | ||||
| IHO | Impartial Hearing Officer | ||||
| IQ | Intelligence Quotient | ||||
| LD | Learning Disabled | ||||
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment | ||||
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind | ||||
| OHI | Other Health Impaired | ||||
| OT | Occupational Therapy | ||||
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder | ||||
| PT | Physical Therapy | ||||
| RR | Resource Room | ||||
| RtI | Response to Intervention | ||||
| SAI | Specialized Academic Instruction | ||||
| SED | State Education Department | ||||
| SEIT | Special Education Itinerant Teacher Services | ||||
| SETRC | Special Education Training Resource Centers | ||||
| SGI | Small Group Instruction | ||||
| SI | Speech Impaired | ||||
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury | ||||
| TDD | Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf | ||||
| UDL | Universal Design for Learning | ||||
| VESID | Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities | ||||
| VI | Visually Impaired | ||||
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |