Alphabet Soup
Common Acronyms for Terms used by special education, EI's, medical professionals, therapists and others.
| AMC | Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| ST | Speech Therapy |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| BD | Behavior Disorder |
| CEC | Council for Exceptional Children |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| DOE | Department of Education |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| DT | Developmental Therapy |
| ED | Emotionally Disturbed |
| EI | Early Intervention |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| FAPE | Free and Appropriate Public Education |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disability Education Act |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan |
| IFSP | Individual Family Service Plan |
| ITP | Individual Transition Plan |
| LEA | Local Education Agency (local school district) |
| LBW | Low Birth Weight |
| LD | Learning Disability |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MFE | Multi-factored Evaluation |
| NICU | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| OH | Orthopedic Handicapped |
| OHI | Other Heath Impaired |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| TEFRA | Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act |
| WIC | Womens Infants & Children |
Commonly Used Abbreviations in Chat/Forums
| AFK | Away from keyboard |
| BF | Boyfriend |
| BBL | Be Back Later |
| BIL | Brother in Law |
| BRB | Be Right Back |
| BTDT | Been There Done That |
| BTW | By The Way |
| CEC | Chuck E Cheese |
| DH | Darling (damn) Husband |
| DW | Darling/Dear Wife |
| DD | Darling/Dear Daughter |
| DS | Darling/Dear Son |
| DC | Darling/Dear Child |
| DSD | Dear Step Daughter |
| DSS | Dear Step Son |
| ETA | Estimated Time of Arrival |
| F/U | Follow Up |
| F2F | Face to Face |
| FAQ | Frequently Asked Questions |
| FIL | Father-in-law |
| FWIW | For what it's worth |
| GF | Girlfriend |
| GMTA | Great Minds Think Alike |
| HTH | Hope that helps |
| IMO | In my opinion |
| IRL | In real life |
| ISP | Internet service provider |
| ITA | I totally agree |
| J/K | Just kidding |
| JMO | Just my opinion |
| KWIM | Know what I mean |
| LOL | Laugh out loud |
| LMAO | laughing my @ss off |
| MIL | Mother-in-law |
| NP | No problem |
| OIC | Oh I see |
| OMG | Oh my gosh |
| OT | Off topic |
| OTOH | On the other hand |
| ROFL | Rolling on the floor laughing |
| ROFLAMO | Rolling on the floor laughing my ass off |
| SAHD | Stay-at-home dad |
| SAHM | Stay-at-home mom |
| SIL | Sister-in-law |
| SO | Significant other |
| TIA | Thanks in advance |
| TMI | Too much information |
| TTFN | Ta ta for now |
| TTYL | Talk to you later |
| TTYT | Talk to you tomorrow |
| TY | Thank You |
| URL | Universal Resource Locator or Web Page ADDY |
| WB | Welcome Back |
| WAHD | Work At Home Dad |
| WAHM | Work At Home Mom |
| WOHM | Work Out of Home Mom |
| WTG | Way To Go |
| WYSIWYG | What You See Is What You Get |
| YW | You're Welcome |