Welcome to the alphabet soup of special education!!! Just about every special needs parent knows all about the many, many acronyms used in IEP meetings. But for those parents starting out, or our amazing friends who have no idea what we are talking about, here is a quick cheat sheet:
On Your Team:
LEA- Local Education Agency representative (usually the principal in elementary schools, or assistant principal in other schools)
SLP- Speech-Language Pathologist/ Speech therapist
OT- Occupational Therapy (not overtime!)
PT- Physical Therapy
APE- Adapted Physical Education
Others:
ABA- Applied Behavior Analysis
AAC- Alternative Augmentative Communication
ADLs- Activities of Daily Living
ADA- Americans with Disabilities Act
BIP- Behavioral Intervention Plan
DD- Developmental Delay
EI- Early Intervention (which has some of it's own terms)
ESY- Extended School Year
FAPE- Free Appropriate Public Education
IDEA- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE- Individualized Educational Evaluation
IEP- Individualized Education Program
LEA- Least Restrictive Environment
NCLB- No Child Left Behind Act
PLAFP- Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance
SPED- Special education "sped"
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