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Acronyms and Terms...
By: The Editor
Editor’s Preface: The New Hampshire Challenge takes many calls during the month, and between production runs. Many times, we have to explain Acronyms which are being used by professionals in conversations and correspondence to our primary clients, family members. In an attempt to make your life easier, Jan Larsen assembled this list of Acronyms which family members can keep handy, to use rapidly. Thank you Jan!
ADA - American’s with Disabilities Act
ARC - Formerly Association for Retarded Citizen’s, now used as The Arc
ASD- Autism Spectrum Disorder
BEAS- Bureau of Elderly & Adult Services
BSMS - Bureau of Special Medical Services
C-3 - Client Centered Conference
CASA - Court Appointed Special Advocate
CHINS - Child In Need of Services
CLASP-Center for Law & Social Policy
CM - Case Management now called Service Coordination
CSNI - Community Service Network, Inc.
DCYF - Division of Children, Youth and Families
DDC – Developmental Disabilities Council
DD/ DDMH - Developmental Disabilities/ Developmental Disabilities Mental Health
DNR - Do Not Resituate
DRC - Disabilities Rights Center
ESS - Easter Seals Society
FCESS - Family Centered Early Supports and Services
GMASA - Greater Manchester Association of Service Agencies
GMMHC - Greater Manchester Mental Health Center
HCFA – Health Care Financing Authority
HCBC- Home & Community Based Care
HCBC-ECI- Home & Community Based Care Elderly & Chronically Ill
HUD- Housing & Urban Development
IEP- Individual Education Plan
IOD- Institute on Disabilities
I & R- Information & Referral
ISO - Individual Service Option
ISP - Individual Service Plan
IWRP - Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan
JSO/JSA - Juvenile Service’s Officer/JS Assistant
LDA - Learning Disabilities Association
MH - Mental Health
MICE – Multi-sensory Intervention, Consultation and Education
MOAB - Management of Aggressive Behaviors
NORD - National Organization on Rare Disorders
PASARR- Pre Admission Screening and Annual Resident Review
PIC - Parent Information Center
PODS - Parent’s of Down Syndrome, a support group
PTAN - Preschool Technical Assistance Network
Respite- A time away for parents
Respitality - A hotel stay for parents
SERESC - South East Regional Educational Service Center
VCS - Vocational Community Services
VR - Vocational Rehabilitation
YDC - Youth Development Center
SCHOOL RELATED TERMS
(for the younger at heart)
ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis
ABD - Acquired Brain Disorder
Achievement Testing - level of accomplishment / grade level measurement
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ATEC-Assistive Technology, Evaluation & Consultation Services
CI- Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Testing - usually IQ testing / measures thought process
DOE- Department of Education
EH - Emotionally Handicapped
EIP - Early Intervention Program
ESY - Extended School Year
EYP - Extended Year Program
IEP - Individual Education Program
IQ - Intelligence Quotient
LD - Learning Disability
LEA - Local Education Authority
OT - Occupational Therapy
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Projective Testing – measures emotional state
PT - Physical Therapy
PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
SAU - School Administration Unit
SI - Sensory Integration
SPEDIS - Special Education Identification System
SPL - Speech and Language
Tactile Defensiveness
WAIS - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WISC-R - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised
WPPSI – Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence
BENEFITS RELATED ACRYNOMS
(that you need to know later - and don’t want to)
APTD - Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled, starts at the 18 birthday and can have a monthly cash benefit based on adult’s income
ANB - Aid to the Needy Blind
CCW - Community Care Waiver
CHAP - Child Health Assurance Program from birth until age 21, provides extra services such as home health aides, nursing, extra therapies, school services, etc.
CSD MEDICAID - Children with Severe Disabilities, Medicaid for children whose disability isn’t as severe as HC-CSD where some parental income counts
DDS – Disability Determination Services who make the decisions for SSI and SSDI
DHHS- Department of Health and Human Services
EBT - Electronic Benefits Transfer card like an ATM card which replaces checks from HHS – Health & Human Services
FAP - Family Assistance Program replaces AFDC, aid to families with dependant children
HC-CSD MEDICAID - Home Care Children with Severe Disabilities (also known as Katie Beckett) A way to get Medicaid for someone under 19 without parents income counting – only the child’s income and resources count toward edibility
HCBC/DD - Home & Community Based Care/ Developmental disabilities
HCBC/EC - Home & Community Based Care / Elderly Care
HCFA - Health Care Financing Authority
HKG- Healthy Kids Gold- Medicaid
HKS- Healthy Kids Silver- Insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield) based on parents income
HMO - Health Management Organization
ICF/MR - Intermediate Care Facility/ for the Mental Retarded
IRWE- Impairment Related Work Expenses
NHEP – New Hampshire Employment Program
OAA - Old Age Assistance
QMB - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
SGA- Substantial Gainful Activity (work)
SLMB - Specified Low Income Beneficiary
SON - Standard of Need
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
SSA - Social Security Administration
TANF - Temporary Aide to Needy Families (Replaces AFDC Aide to Families with Dependent children)
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