CAMUSA wrote: Many people that come here are overwhelmed by the number of abbreviations we use that they never see anywhere else.  I am working up this list in order to help people do a quick scan and I would ask that you refer people to it when they have questions about an abbreviation.   Please PM me with any extra you would like to see added (or correct me if I do not get one) ABA: Applied Behavior Analysis ADL: Activities of Daily Living ARD: Admissions, Review, Dismissal board ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder AS: Asperger's Syndrome BIP: Behavioral Intervention Plan DD: Dear/Darling Daughter DH: Dear/Darling Husband DS: Dear/Darling Son DW: Dear/Darling Wife DX: Diagnosis ECI: Early Childhood Intervention EI: Early Intervention IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP: Indivual(ized) Education Plan IMHO: In My Humble Opinion FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education FBA: Functional Behavioral Analysis FERPA: Family Education Rights and Privacy Act FWIW: For What It’s Worth KWIM: Know What I Mean? LOL: Laughing Out Loud (Variations-ROTLMAO, LMAO) LRE - Least Restrictive Environment NT: Neuro-Typical (“Normal”) NCLB - No Child Left Behind OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ODD: Oppositional Defiance Disorder OT: Occupational Therapist PDD-NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified PT: Physical Therapist RBI: Research-Based Instruction RDI: Relationship Development Intervention RTI: Response to Intervention SLP: Speech & Language Therapist ST: Speech Therapist TX: Treatment This is a link from Wrightslaw that has the glossary for educational/assessment terms.   http://www.fetaweb.com/06/glossary.assessment.htm This is a link to a glossary of legal/special education terms. http://www.fetaweb.com/06/glossary.sped.legal.htm This is a pretty comprehensive list so please…think before you ask to add any more!  I hope this helps. Be well.