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Acronyms Guide

 Here is a list of acronyms related to Special Education that you may hear used at Pflugerville ISD:

ABA Applied Behavior Analysis
ABLLS Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
APE Adapted Physical Education
ARD Admissions, Review, and Dismissal
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder
AT Assistive Technology
AU Autism
BIP Behavior Intervention Plan
CBA Curriculum Based Assessment
CBI Community Based Instruction
CM Content Mastery
COMM Communication Classroom
CP Cerebral Palsy
DB DeafBlind
DHH Deaf and Hard of Hearing
DSM Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fifth Edition)
EA Educational Associate
EAC Essential Academics Classroom
ECI Early Childhood Intervention
ECSE Early Childhood Special Education (Formerly Known as PPCD)
ED Emotional Disturbance
ESY Extended School Year
FAPE Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
FIE Full Individual Evaluation
IBC Intensive Behavior Classroom
ID Intellectual Disability
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (PL 101-476)
IEP Individualized Education Program
ITP Individual Transition Plan
LAP Learning Accomplishment Profile
LD Learning Disability
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
LSSP Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
NCLB No Child Left Behind
OC Opportunity Center
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI Other Health Impairment
OI Orthopedic Impairment
O & M Orientation and Mobility
OT Occupational Therapy
PALS Preschoolers Acquiring Language Skills
PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PLAAFP Present Levels of Academic Achievement & Functional Performance
PT Physical Therapy
RDSPD Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
RTI Response to Intervention
SAMA Satori Alternatives to Managing Aggression
SI Speech Impairment
SLP Speech-Language Pathologist
TEA Texas Education Agency
TEKS Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TRC Texas Rehabilitation Commission
TSB Texas School for the Blind
TSD Texas School for the Deaf
VAC Vocational Adjustment Class
VI Visual Impairment