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Disability Abbreviations

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PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
TX — Treatment (medical)
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
IQ — Intelligence Quotient
ROM — Range Of Motion
CNA — Certified Nursing Assistant
SD — Standard Deviation
NAECS/SDE — National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education
T/TA — Training and Technical Assistance
RFP — Request For Proposal
WHO — World Health Organization
DNR — Do Not Resuscitate
DAODAS — Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
AAMR — American Association on Mental Retardation
ADD/ADHD — Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
DX — Diagnosis
MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
FAPE — Free Appropriate Public Education
ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
MCO — Managed Care Organization
AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
PPO — Preferred provider organization
AMA — American Medical Association
AAMFT — American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
EEOC — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
SPED — Special Education
QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
BSW — Bachelor of Social Work
ABA — American Bar Association
PT — Physical Therapy
CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
AAP — American Academy of Pediatrics
NIH — NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH
NP — Nurse Practitioner
OT — Occupational Therapy
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
CARS — Childhood Autism Rating Scale
CAI — Computer Assisted Instruction
DME — Durable Medical Equipment
ALJ — Administrative Law Judge
SNF — Skilled Nursing Facility
SS — Social Security
NTIA — National Telecommunications and Information Administration
FIM — Functional Independence Measure
NICU — Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
PHN — Public Health Nurse