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- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336)
- ASD
- Anchorage School District
- At Risk
- Infants who may develop problems because of certain conditions such as premature birth.
- CBVI
- Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- CEEHI
- Consultation and Education for Early Hearing Impairment
- Cognitive
- Relating to developmental area that involves thinking skills.
- DD
- Developmental Disabilities
- DDD
- Division of Developmental Disabilities
- Developmental Pediatrician
- Pediatrician with specialized training in diagnosing children with developmental disabilities.
- DHSS
- Department of Health and Social Services
- DMHDD
- Division of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- DOE
- Department of Education
- Early Interventionist
- Infant Education/Therapist who assesses / plans / implements developmental programs.
- EIP
- Early Intervention Program
- Expressive Language
- Communication by language, gesturing, and sign language.
- FAE
- Fetal Alcohol Effects
- FAPE
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- FAS
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- FSS
- PIC Family Services Specialist
- IDEA
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IEP
- Individualized Education Program
- IFSP
- Individualized Family Service Plan
- ILP
- Infant Learning Program
- LEAP
- L earn E xplore A nd P lay
- NDT
- Neurodevelopmental Treatment
- Neurologist
- Medical Doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the brain and nervous system.
- NICU
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- OCS
- Office of Children Services
- Ophthalmologist
- Medical Doctor specializing in treatment and surgeries of the eyes.
- Orthotics
- Devices used to immobilize or support a part of the body in order to prevent deformity or to assist with function.
- OT
- Occupational Therapist/Therapy
- PARENTS, Inc.
- Alaska's Parent Training and Information Center
- Part C
- The part of IDEA which addresses the needs of children ages 0-3.
- PAT
- Parent's As Teacher's
- Pediatrician
- Medical Doctor who specializes in care for infants, children, and adolescents.
- PIC
- Programs for Infants and Children, Inc.
- PSP
- Primary Service Provider
- Psychologist
- Non-medical professional who works in the field of brain function and human behavior.
- PT
- Physical Therapist/Therapy
- Receptive Language
- Understanding of what is being communicated.
- SESA
- Special Education Service Agency
- SLP
- Speech Language Pathologist
- SSI
- Supplemental Security Income
- ST
- Speech Therapist/Therapy
- TEFRA
- Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
- VI
- Visually Impaired
- WIC
- Women, Infants, and Children