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Commonly Used Acronyms

Many acronyms are used in the fields of special education and behavioral & mental health, often without explanation.  Here are some of the more common acronyms you may come across.
ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis
ACE - Adverse Childhood Experience
ADA - Americans With Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AODA - Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
APE - Adapted Physical Education
APR - Annual Performance Report
ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASL - American Sign Language
AT - Assistive Technology
AU - Autism
AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
BHO - Behavioral Health Organization
CANS -  Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths
CAP - Corrective Action Plan
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CP - Cerebral Palsy
CLIP - Children's Long-term Inpatient Program
DB - Deaf-Blindness
DBHR - Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery
DCR - Designated Crisis Responder
DD - Developmental Delay
DF - Deafness
DOC - Department of Corrections
DPI - Department of Public Instruction
DSHS - Department of Social and Health Services
DSM-IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV
EBP - Evidence Based Practice
EC - Early Childhood
ED - Emotional Disturbance
ESY - Extended School Year (aka Summer School)
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA - Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
HCA - Health Care Authority
HI - Hearing Impairment
ID - Intellectual Disability
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE - Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individual Family Services Plan
ITA - Involuntary Treatment Act
LEP - Limited English Proficient
LOC - Level of Care
LRA or LRE - Least Restrictive Alternative/Environment
MCO - Managed Care Organization
MD - Multiple Disabilities -or- Muscular Dystrophy
NCLB - No Child Left Behind
OCH - Olympic Community of Health
OCR - Office for Civil Rights
OHI - Other Health Impairment
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education
P2P - Parent to Parent
PBIS - Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports
PCORI - Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute 
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorders
PLOEP or PLOP - Present Level of Educational Performance
PT - Physical Therapy
SBHO - Salish Behavioral Health Organization
SLD - Specific Learning Disability
SLI - Speech Language Impairment
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SOAR - SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery
SOC - Systems of Care
STO - Short Term Objectives
SUD - Substance Use Disorder
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD/TTY - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
USDE - US Department of Education
VI - Visual Impairment
WISe - Wraparound with Intensive Services
WSCC -Washington State Community Connectors 
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