Abbreviations

AAC         

Assistive and Augmentative Communication

AANE        

Asperger's Association of New England

ABA         

Applied Behavior Analysis

ADD         

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD       

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AFDC        

Aid for Families with Dependent Children

ASD          

Autism Spectrum Disorder

AS            

Asperger Syndrome

ARC          

Association for Retarded Citizens

BCBA        

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

CH.766      

The law that guarantees special education to children with disabilities

CH.688      

The law that provides those with disabilities over age 22 with special services if they qualify                    

DET            

Department of Employment and Training

DIR            

Developmental-Individual Differences-Relationship-based

DMH           

Department of Mental Health

DMR          

Department of Mental Retardation

DMS           

Department of Medical Security

DOE           

Department of Education

DPH           

Department of Public Health

DPPC         

Disabled Persons Protection Commission

DTA           

Department of Transitional Assistance (Welfare)

DTT           

Discrete Trial Training

DSS           

Department of Social Services

EI              

Early Intervention

FAPE          

Free, Appropriate Public Education

FBA           

Functional Behavioral Assessment

IEP             

Individualized Education Plan

IFSP           

Individual Family and Service Plan

I & R          

Information and Referral

ISP             

Individual Service Plan

ITP             

Individual Transition Plan (to Ch. 688 services)

LRE             

Least Restrictive Environment

MARC          

MA Association for Retarded Citizens

MCB            

MA Commission for the Blind

MCDHH        

MA Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

MH              

Mental Health

MR              

Mental Retardation

MRC            

MA Rehabilitation Commission

NCLB           

No Child Left Behind

NT               

Neurotypical

NVLD or NLD     

Nonverbal Learning Disability

OCD           

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

ODD           

Oppositional Defiance Disorder

PAC            

Parent Advisory Committee

PDD-NOS      

Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified

PECS        

Picture Exchange Communication System

RDI           

Relationship Development Intervention

SCERTS       

Social Communication-Emotional Regulation-Transactional Support

SSA            

Social Security Administration

SSDI          

Social Security for the Disabled

SSI             

Supplemental Security Income

TEACCH      

Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped Children