Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 , Thanks so much for the list. I printed it as soon as I saw it. Some I thought I had figured out, but I was wrong. LOL is not lots of laughs. Shirley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2001 Report Share Posted April 10, 2001 * Hi everyone, here is a list of abbreviations I got from another site. I printed it and keep it here so I can look them up (cause I keep forgetting them). Sometimes I forget where the list is though so I have to find this on the compu (if I remember what folder I stored it in). Anyway............ Hope it is useful - on Long Island New York * List Of Abbreviations And Their Meanings (Mostly Autism Related) and a little more This is a list of some of the abreviations that you will frequently see in autism lists and chat groups. This list was posted to a list and Ray Kopp (previous listowner) compiled it, Ray has also included at the end a couple of definitions that he thought might help some people. Abbreviations ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABA............Applied Behavior Analysis (therapy method) AC.............Autistics and Cousins ADD............Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD...........Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADVISE.........(definition requested) AEA............Area Education Agency, provides support services (ed consultation, psych, social work, nursing, speech and language, etc.) to local education agencies. AIT............Auditory Integration Therapy ANI............Autism Network International ANI-L..........The listserv (mailing list) for Autism Network International APD............Auditory Processing Disorder AS.............Asperger's Syndrome AS.............Autistic Spectrum ASA............Autism Society of America ASPIE..........A person with Asperger's Syndrome BOCES..........Board of ative Educational Services BRB............(on-line chat related) Be Right Back BTW............By The Way CAN............An organization " Cure Autism Now " CDC............Center For Disease Control and Prevention COUSIN.........Someone who has some autistic-spectrum characteristics to the extent that he/she can identify with autistic folks even if not formally diagnosed.) CSE............Committee for Special Education DD.............Development Disorder DH.............Developmentally Handicapped DSM............Diagnostic Statistical Manual DSMR...........Diagnostic Statistical Manual (Revised) DX.............Diagnosis ECT............ElectroConvulsive Therapy (electroshock) ED.............Emotionally Disturbed EEG............ElectroEncephaloGram ECG............ElectroCardioGram ESD............Educational Service District FADD...........Feline Attention Deficit Disorder -- High-dysfunctioning autistic cat can't get enough attention FAS............Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FBO............Fuzzy Box Office (feline home entertainment system) FC.............Facilitated Communication FDA............Food and Drug Administration FNS............Fuzzy Neuron Syndrome FWIW...........For What It's Worth GFCF...........Gluten Free / Casein Free (Gluten is wheat free/casein usualy dairy free-suspected issue with a number of autistics) HFA............High Functioning Autism IBS............Irritable Bowel Syndrome IEP............Individual Education Plan IFLACA.........I Feel Like A Complete Ass..(used as an apology) IIRC...........If I Recall Correctly IMHO...........In My Humble Opinion IMMV...........Individual Mileage May Vary (your experiences might be different) IMNSHO.........In My Not So Humble Opinion IMO............In My Opinion IOW............In Other Words IQ.............Intelligence Quotient IRCA...........Indiana Resource Center for Autism InLv...........Independent Living (support group) LD.............Learning Disability LLD............Language-based Learning Disability LOL............Laugh Out Loud LOLROF.........Laugh Out Loud, Roll On Floor M-D............Manic Depression (Bipolar depression) MAAP...........More Able Autistic Persons (Support group) MDT............Multidisciplinary Team (teacher, SLP, OT, psych and Parents! Used in reference to the group of individuals who are a part of development and implementation of an IEP). MR.............Mental Retardation, Mentally Retarded (IQ less than 70) MRI............Magnetic Resonance Imaging NDA............Not Diagnosed with Anything NICHCY.........National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities NOD............Not Otherwise Defined, Often appears alot with DX by psychologists. NOS............Not Otherwise Specified, usually seen as PDD-NOS NOS............Not of Specific Origin NS.............Noonan's Syndrome NT.............Neurologically Typical OB.............Obligatory OB.............Specific to OCD............Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder ODD............Oppositional Defiant Disorder OIC............Oh, I see OT.............Occupational Therapist OT.............Occupational Therapy OTOH...........On The Other Hand P&A............Protection & Advocacy PAVE...........Parents Are Vital in Education ....a Washington State parents advocacy group. PDD............Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDR............Physician's Desk Reference PET............Positron Emission Tomography PITA...........Pain In The A__ PPA............Parent of a Person with Autism PPA............PPA (PhenylPropanolAmine: A D-amphetamine analogue) very mild stimulant and more. PPL............People PT.............Physical Therapist PTSD...........Post Traumatic Stress Disorder RPITB..........Royal Pain in the Butt ROFL...........Rolling On Floor Laughing ROFLMAO........ROFL My Arse Off SBH............(?) Severe Behavior Handicap SED............Severely Emotionally Disturbed SID............Sensory Integration Disorder SLK............Severely Labeled Kid SLP............Speech Language Pathologist SNT............Super NuThera TAN............Tangentially TEACCH.........Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Disorders TOM............Theory of Mind TS.............Tourette Syndrome TS.............Tuberous Sclerosis TTFN...........Ta-Ta For Now! YMMV...........Your Mileage May Vary..(meaning, individual experiences could be different) YO.............Year Old Definitions hyper..........Having too much of something such as hyperactivity which refers to extremely enegetic activity hypo...........Having too little of something such as hypoactivity which refers to not being very active self-contained..... In reference to special education, refers to schools or classrooms containing only special needs population. Another good site for abbreviations and acronyms: http://www.springmeade.com/okwww/Acros.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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