The world of early intervention is full of initials which you may not
have heard. The following is a list of those used often. Definitions of
some of these and other terms are included in the Parent
Dictionary of Early Intervention Words.
| ACCEPT |
Advocacy Center for Children's Education & Parent Training |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| ARC |
Arc (formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens) |
| ATRC |
Assistive Technology Resource Center |
| CA |
Chronological Age |
| CAP-C |
Community Alternatives Program-Children |
| CAP-MR/DD |
Community Alternatives Program- Mental Retardation/Developmental
Disabilities |
| CDC |
Child Development Center |
| CMH |
Child Mental Health |
| CSC |
Child Service Coordination (or Coordinator) |
| CSHS |
Children's Special Health Services |
| DA |
Developmental Age |
| DCD |
Division of Child Development |
| DD |
Developmental Disability (or Delay) |
| DEC |
Developmental Evaluation Center |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
| DMH/DD/SAS |
Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, & Substance
Abuse Services |
| DPH |
Division of Public Health |
| DPI |
Department of Public Instruction |
| DSB |
Division of Services for the Blind |
| DSDHH |
Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| DSS |
Division (or local Department) of Social Services |
| ECAC |
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center |
| ECI |
Early Childhood Intervention |
| EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (Health Check) |
| FAPE |
Free, Appropriate Public Education |
| FSN |
Family Support Network |
| GACPD |
Governor’s Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities |
| GMP |
Governor Morehead Preschool Program |
| IAC |
Inter-Agency Council |
| ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency (Local public school system) |
| LICC |
Local Interagency Coordinating Council |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA |
Maturational Age |
| NCAMI-CAN |
North Carolina Alliance for the Mentally III, Children & Adolescent
Network |
| NCCDD |
North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| NCPC |
North Carolina Partnership for Children (Smart Start) |
| NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy (or Therapist) |
| PAC |
Parent Advisory Council (Division of Public Health) |
| PACT |
Parents and Children Together (or Parent and Child Training) |
| PART B |
Preschool Program under PL 99-457 for 3 and 4 year olds |
| PART C |
Infant-Toddler Program under PL 99-457 for birth to three year olds |
| PICU |
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
| PL 99-457 |
Public Law 99-457 |
| PSY |
Psychologist |
| PT |
Physical Therapy (or Therapist) |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SLP |
Speech-Language Therapy (or Therapist) or Speech-Language Pathologist |
| TEACCH |
Treatment & Education of Autistic & related Communication
handicapped CHildren |
| UCP |
United Cerebral Palsy |
| WCH |
Women’s and Children’s Health |
| WIC |
Women, Infants & Children Program |
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