Alphabet
SOUPBy Carmen Brown, RBT
This is an abbreviated list of some of the most common acronyms you may
come across as you navigate the Special Needs world.
For a complete list please visit www.AbiliesWorkshop.com
Tradional Winter/Spring 21-22
Diagnoses:
ADD– Aenon Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Aenon Deficit/Hyperacvity
Disorder
ASD – Ausm Spectrum Disorder
CP – Cerebral Palsy
DD – Developmental Disabilies or
Developmentally Delayed
ID/DD – Intellectual Disability /
Developmental Disability
LD – Learning Disability
MI – Mental Illness
TBI – Traumac Brain Injury
Federal Agencies:
ACF – Admin. for Children & Families
ADD – Admin. on Developmental
Disabilies
AHCA – The Agency for Health Care
Administraon
APD – Agency for Persons with
Disabilies
CMS – Centers for Medicaid &
Medicare Services
DCF – Dept of Children and Families
DOE – Department of Educaon
HHS – Dept of Health & Human Services
PCP – Person-Centered Support Plan
SSA – Social Security Administraon
State Agencies
SSDI – Social Security Disability
SSI – Supplemental Security Income
Other Bureaucrac Shorthand
AAPD – American Associaon of People
with Disabilies
ADA – American with Disabilies Act
EI – Early Intervenon
ESE – Exceponal Student Educaon
FAPE – Free Appropriate Public
Educaon
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability
and Accountability Act
ICAN – Increasing Capabilies Access
Network
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilies
Educaon Improvement Act
IEP – Individual Educaon Program
NCD – Naonal Council on Disability
NOD – Naonal Org. on Disability
OT – Occupaonal Therapy
PT – Physical Therapy
RBT – Registered Behavior Therapist
SEA – State Educaon Agency
SLP – Speech-Language Pathology
UCP – United Cerebral Palsy
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