so im mexican, and i came here and read lots of initals (ok i dont know if that word exists lol)

like i know that PT means , physical therapist right?
but i have read others like OT,ADD, AV and dont know what means , so if someone could help me i would apreciate it ! =)

I think I can help on a few....OT stands for Occupational Therapy. When you see AV it is probably in reference the heart defect called AV Canal defect.

ADD I am guessing is Attention Defecit Disorder. That would be my guess, but I would have to see it used in a sentence.

Hope this helps

OT - Occupational Therapy
ST = Speech Therapy
IEP = Individual Education Plan (plan of therapies, goals, objectives, etc. decided on by parents, therapist & school district on an annual basis)
ENT - Ear nose & throat doctor
GI = Gastro Intestinal doctor
OCD = Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder
VSD = Ventricular Septal Defect (heart problem)
AVSD = Atrioventricular Septal Defect (heart problem)
SMO = supramalleolar orthosis (braces for helping with standing & walking)
AFO = ankle-foot orthosis (braces for helping with standing & walking)


I'm sure there are others but this is all I can think of right now :)

[Edited by naomid on 02-28-2006 at 03:25 PM]

aww thank u very much!! =)

AV canal Is when they have ASD and VSD together. Then there is one big floopy valve instead of two.

ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder (This is the family of autistic spectrum disorders)
PDD-NOS - Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified (This is a diagnosis that says that the child has PDD but it is not possible to determine the specific form of PDD because the full features for autism or another explicitly defined PDD are not met.)

What about ROFL? Can't figure that one out!

ROFL - Roll on floor laughing
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
ROFLMAO - Roll on Floor laughing my Ass off
LOL - Laugh out Loud
TMI - Too Much Information

What about DH? Dear husband??? I'm still learning this online lingo.

wow, i came to ask SD related lingo, but this is helpful too. =)

I know another,

SAHM - Stay At Home Mom

naomid wrote:

ROFL - Roll on floor laughing LMAO - Laughing my ass off ROFLMAO - Roll on Floor laughing my Ass off LOL - Laugh out Loud TMI - Too Much Information

I would like to know the meaning of DH too. And YAY, and other commonly used ones...

there is another thread going on at the same time. LOL

DH is Dear (or whatever word you want to start with "D") Husband.

YAY is not an acronym, but the word yay (which is really spelled "yeah", but online you'll often see "yay" instead.)

Here's a link to common acronyms.
http://www.magicpub.com/netprimer/acronyms.html

Karyn:

Tigger wrote:

What about DH? Dear husband??? I'm still learning this online lingo.

LOL....well, that could be debatable depending upon how you feel about husband at any given moment. You know...'could be *Dumb*, *Darn*, *Dam#* .....but in most instances it means *Dear Husband*.

I think you got it except for

TOF = Tetrology of Fallot a heart defect

You guys are good!!~~

I know some of these have already been posted, but here is a list of
Acronyms Commonly Used in IEP's and IFSP's:

AC - Augmentative Communication (or, Alternative Communication)
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
AU - Autism
AT - Assistive Technology
ASL - American Sign Language
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ABC - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence
ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan (or, BMP - Behavior Modification Plan)
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
DSM - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
EI - Early Intervention (or, Early Identification)
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
G&T - Gifted and Talented (also, TAG - Talented and Gifted)
HOH - Hard Of Hearing
HOTS Higher Order Thinking Skills
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP - Individual Education Plan (or Program)
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan (or Program)
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
LD - Learning Disability
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Mod - Modification (also Program Modification, or Curriculum Modification)
MH - Multiply Handicapped
MD - Multiple Disabilities
MID - Mild Intellectual Disability
NCLB - No Child Left Behind
RS - Related Services
SC - Services Coordinator
SIB - Self-Injurious Behavior
SIP - State Improvement Plan (or, School Improvement Plan)
SPP - State Performance Plan