Acronyms are words formed from the initial letters of a phrase or title.
In the area of education, it is not unusual to find that professionals use acronyms almost exclusively when discussing education issues. As a parent, it is not only confusing, but difficult to follow information being given about your child s needs when one is unfamiliar with the acronyms being used. The present list of acronyms is fairly complete and should be helpful when discussing your child s disability with schools and social service agencies.