E-mail & autism abbreviations

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, I got this from another e-list I used to be on. I refer to it

from time to time:

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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.

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

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.....

Another good site for abbreviations and acronyms:

http://www.springmeade.com/okwww/Acros.html

> > > The talk about neighbors made me wonder if those of you who

> > homeschool let

> > > your neighbors know this. We hadn't shared it with anyone & are

> > undeclared.

> > > But if someone saw a child out during the day would they think

> > truant? But

> > > then again I never thought it was worth making an announcement

of

> > in the

> > > neighborhood; we hardly see anyone during the day anyway.

> > >

> > > What do you who homeschool do?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > > Michele