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Speech-Language (and Related) Acronyms and Abbreviations A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z A AAC = Augmentative and Alternative Communication AAP = American Academy of Pediatrics AAPMR = American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ABA = Applied Behavior Analysis ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyper Disorder AIT = Auditory Integrated Training ARA = Arachidonic acid AOS = Apraxia of Speech AOTA = The American Occupational Therapy Association APTA = American Physical Therapy Association APD = Auditory Processing Disorder ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder ASHA = American Speech-Language Hearing Association ASQ = Ages and Stages Questionnaire ASL = American Sign Language B BCH = Benign Congenital Hypotonia C (C)APD or CAP or APD = Central Auditory Processing Disorder CAT - Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT SCAN) CCC = Certificates of Clinical Competence CELF = Clinical Evaluation of Language Functions (Preschool-3 to 6 years- language test) CELF 3 = Clinical Evaluation of Language Functions (3 to 21 years - language test) CHERAB = Communication Help, Education, Research, Apraxia Base CPSE = Committee on Preschool Special Education CST = Child Study Team CTONI = Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence CV = Consonant Vowel D DAS = Developmental Apraxia of Speech DDR = Developmental Delay Resources DHA = Docosahexaenoic acid DOE = U.S. Department of Education DSI = Dysfunction of Sensory Integration - another acronym for SID DVD = Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia E ECHO = Expressive Communication Help Organization EEG = Electroencephalogram EFA = Essential Fatty Acids EHCA = Education for All Handicapped Children Act EI = Early Intervention EIOD = Early Intervention Official Designee EISP = Early Intervention Service Program EMG = Electromyography EOWPVD = Expressive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (2-12 years language test) EPA = Eicosapentaenoic acid ESY = Extended School Year F fMRI = Functional magnetic resonance imaging FAPE = Free Appropriate Public Education G GER = Gastro-esophageal reflux GFDA = The Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation GI = Gastro-intestinal GLA= Gamma-linolenic acid H I IDEA = Individuals With Disabilities Education Act IEP = Individualized Education Plan IFSP = Individualized Family Service Plan IQ = Intelligence Quotient J K KSPT = The Kaufman Speech Praxis Test for Children (24 to 71 months) L LCP = long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids LD = Learning Disabled LDA = Learning Disabilities Association of America LLD = Language-based Learning Disability LiPS = Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing Program LRE = Least Restrictive Environment M M.D. = Medical Doctor MIND = Music-Intelligence-Neural-Development MIT = Melodic Intonation Therapy MR = Mentally Retarded MRI = Magnetic Resonance Imaging N NAEYC = National Association for the Education of Young Children NDT = Neurodevelopmental Treatment NECTAS = National Childhood Technical Assistance System NICHY = National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities NIH = National Institutes of Health NIDCD = National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders NNCC = National Network for Child Care O OSEF = Office of Special Education Programs OT = Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist P PAT = The Photo Articulation Test PET = positron emission tomography PDD = Pervasive Developmental Disorder (milder end of the Autism Spectrum) PDD-NOS = Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified PECS = Picture Exchange Communication System PEDS = Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status PLS 3 = Preschool Language Scale POWPVT = Receptive One-Word Picture Vocabulary Test (2-18 years, language test) PROMPT = Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets PT = Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist Q R S SD = School District SEPTA = Special Education Parent Teacher Association SERT= Special Education Resource Teacher SETRC = Special Education Training and Resource Center SI = Speech Impaired or Sensory Integration SII = Sensory Integration International (The Ayres Clinic) SID = Sensory Integration Dysfunction (now referred to as DSI) SLI = speech language impairment SLP = Speech Language Pathologist SMO = Supramalleolar orthotics ST = Speech Therapy T TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury TELD-3 = Test of Early Language Development (2 -7 years language test) TX = Treatment U V VMPAC = Verbal Motor Production Assessment for Children (3 -12 years) W X Y Z |
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