| Abbreviations and Acronyms |
Words, Phrases or Meanings, assigned to each listed Abbreviation and Acronym |
| ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
| ABLE |
Adult Basic Literacy Education |
| ACC |
Autism Coordinating Committee (NIH) |
| ACCESS |
card Plastic identification card issued to Medical Assistance recipients; used by Medical Assistance providers to verify client eligibility. |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADDM |
Autism and Developmental Disability Monitoring |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
| ALAW |
Autism Living and Working |
| APS |
Approved Private School |
| ASA |
Autism Society of America |
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| ASHA |
American Speech & Hearing Association |
| BCBA |
Board Certified Behavioral Analyst |
| BHRS |
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services |
| BSC |
Behavioral Specialist Consultant |
| BSE |
Bureau of Special Education (PDE) |
| BSU |
Base Service Unit |
| CADDRE |
Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities Research & Epidemiology |
| CAN |
Cure Autism Now |
| CAO |
County Assistance Office |
| CASSP |
Child and Adolescent Service System Program |
| CBH |
Community Behavioral Health |
| CCBH |
Community Care Behavioral Health |
| CDC |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
| CHARGE |
Childhood Autism Risks from Genetics and the Environment |
| CHOP |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
| CI |
Community Integration |
| CLA |
Community Living Arrangement |
| CMS |
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| CMS |
Center for Medicaid Services |
| COMPASS |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Access to Social Services |
| COSAC |
New Jersey Center for Outreach & Services for the Autism Community |
| CPEA |
Collaborative Programs of Excellence in Autism |
| DDD |
Department of Developmental Disabilities |
| DHHS |
Department of Health & Human Services (Federal) |
| DOD |
Department of Disabilities |
| DPW |
Department of Public Welfare (Pennsylvania) |
| DSM-IV |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 4th Edition |
| DV |
Domestic Violence |
| EI |
Early Intervention |
| EIBI |
Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention |
| EMS |
Emergency Medical Services |
| EPSDT |
Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment Program |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FDA |
Food and Drug Administration |
| FDSS |
Family Driven Support Services |
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
| FSS |
Family Support Services |
| GED |
General Equivalency Diploma |
| HCBW |
Home and Community Based Waiver |
| HCQU |
Health Care Quality Units |
| HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
| IACC |
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
| ICF-MR |
Intermediate Care Facility for Mental Retardation |
| ICF-ORC |
Intermediate Care Facility/Other Related Condition |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
| ISO |
Intermediate Service Organization |
| ITM |
Interagency Team Meeting |
| IU |
Intermediate Unit (PDE) |
| L&I |
Labor and Industry (Pennsylvania) |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA |
Medical Assistance |
| MCO |
managed care organization |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MPOETC |
Municipal Police Officer Education Training |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| MT |
Mobile Therapist |
| NAAR |
National Alliance for Autism Research |
| NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development |
| NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders |
| NIEHS |
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health |
| NINDS |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| NOREP |
Notice of Recommended Educational Placement |
| OAR |
Organization for Autism Research |
| OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OCD |
Office of Child Development (DPW) |
| OCYF |
Office of Children, Youth and Families (DPW) |
| OIM |
Office of Income Maintenance (DPW) |
| OMAP |
Office of Medical Assistance Programs (DPW) |
| OMHSAS |
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (DPW) |
| OMR |
Office of Mental Retardation (DPW) |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs |
| OSP |
Office of Social Programs (DPW) |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist |
| OVR |
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (L&I) |
| PARC |
Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Children |
| PaTTAN |
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PDE) |
| PDC |
Pittsburgh Development Center |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDD-NOS |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified |
| PDE |
Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| PERS |
Personal Emergency Response Systems |
| POA |
Power of Attorney |
| PT |
Physical Therapist |
| PUNS |
Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services |
| RO1 |
(Type of research grant) |
| SLP |
Speech and Language Pathologist |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| STAART |
Studies to Advance Autism Research and Treatment |
| TEC |
Transitional Employment Consultant |
| TSS |
Therapeutic Staff Support (Bachelor's degree required) |
| TSSA |
Therapeutic Staff Support Assistant |
| UDS |
United Disabilities Services |
| UMDNJ |
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey |
| UPENN |
University of Pennsylvania |
| Wraparound |
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services |
