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FEAT of Alaska, inc. Families for Effective Autism Treatment PO Box 147, Kodiak, Alaska 99615-0147 |
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ABA . . . . . Applied Behavior Analysis (therapy method) ADD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD........... . . Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder AIT............ . . . . . . . . . . . . Auditory Integration Therapy ANI............ . . . . . . . . . . . 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 Cooperative Educational Services CAN . . . . . . . . . . . An organization "Cure Autism Now" CDC . . . . . . Center For Disease Control and Prevention 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 GFCF . . . . . Gluten Free / Casein Free (Gluten is wheat free/casein usually dairy free-suspected issue with a number of autistics)HFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . High Functioning Autism IBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irritable Bowel Syndrome IEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Individual Education Plan IRCA . . . . . . . . . . Indiana Resource Center for Autism InLv . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independent Living (support group) LD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Learning Disability LLD . . . . . . . . . . . . Language-based Learning Disability MDT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-disciplinary Team (teacher, SLP, OT, psych and Parents.MR . . . . . . . . . . .Mental Retardation, Mentally Retarded MRI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnetic Resonance Imaging NICHCY . . . . . . . . . . . National Information Center for Children and Youth with DisabilitiesNOD . . . . . . . . . Not Otherwise Defined, Often appears with DX by psychologists.NOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not Otherwise Specified, usually seen as PDD-NOSNOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Not of Specific Origin NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Neurologically Typical OCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder ODD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oppositional Defiant Disorder OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Occupational Therapist OT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Occupational Therapy P&A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protection & Advocacy PAVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parents Are Vital in Education A Washington State parents advocacy group.PBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positive Behavior Support PDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physician's Desk Reference PET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Positron Emission Tomography PPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PPA (PhenylPropanolAmine: A D-amphetamine analogue) very mild stimulantSLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Speech Language Pathologist SBH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (?) Severe Behavior Handicap SED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Severely Emotionally Disturbed TAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tangentially TEACCH . . . . . . . . Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication DisordersTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tourette Syndrome TS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuberous Sclerosis VB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Verbal Behavior |
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