SPECIAL EDUCATION ACRONYMS

Acronym Phrase Acronym Phrase

BMP Behavior DPI Department of
Management Public Instruction
Plan
VI Visual Impairment SI Speech
Impairment
DS Down Syndrome DD Developmental
Delay
CP Cerebral Palsy ASL American Sign
Language
ADL Activities of Daily PDD Pervasive
Living Developmental
Delay
MR Mental MI Mental Illness
Retardation
LD Learning Disability PT Physical Therapy
(Therapist)
SPED Special Education TBI Traumatic Brain
Injury
NCLB No Child Left OHI Other Health
Behind Impairment
OT Occupational FAPE Free Appropriate
Therapy Public Education
(Therapist)
IDEA Individuals with IEP Individualized
Disabilities Education Plan
Education Act
LRE Least Restrictive CD Cognitive
Environment Disability
OI Orthopedic ADD Attention Deficit
Impairment Disorder
AT Assistive BIP Behavior
Technology Intervention Plan
ESSA Every Student ADA Americans with
Succeeds Act Disabilities Act
ADHD Attention Deficit ESL English as a
Hyperactivity Second
Disorder Language
DB/DBL Deaf/Blind ID Intellectual
Disability
HOH Hard of Hearing HI Hearing
Impairment
ELL English Language EBD Emotional
Learner Behavioral
Disorder
ASD Autism Spectrum SLD Specific Learning
Disorder Disability
LD Learning Disability LEA Local Educational
Agency
FBA Functional FAS Fetal Alcohol
Behavior Syndrome
Assessment
RTI Response to PBIS Positive Behavior
Intervention Intervention and
Supports