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Disability Abbreviations

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PRN — ''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed")
CNA — Certified Nursing Assistant
IQ — Intelligence Quotient
FAPE — Free Appropriate Public Education
NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
WHO — World Health Organization
DNR — Do Not Resuscitate
TX — Treatment (medical)
QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
RFP — Request For Proposal
ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
AAMFT — American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
AAMR — American Association on Mental Retardation
FAS — Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
NICU — Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
PT — Physical Therapy
DX — Diagnosis
DDST — Denver Developmental Screening Tool
NP — Nurse Practitioner
AT — Assistive Technology
EEOC — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
T/TA — Training and Technical Assistance
MCO — Managed Care Organization
OT — Occupational Therapy
CA — Chronological Age
SD — Standard Deviation
DME — Durable Medical Equipment
ABA — American Bar Association
FIM — Functional Independence Measure
CAP — Client Assistance Program
ROM — Range Of Motion
ACOA — Al-anon/Adult Children of Alcoholics
DAODAS — Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
PHN — Public Health Nurse
DAP — Developmentally Appropriate Practice
BSW — Bachelor of Social Work
PPO — Preferred provider organization
LEA — Local Education Agency
AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
CHIP — Children's Health Improvement Program
AAP — American Academy of Pediatrics
RN — Registered Nurse
SLP — Speech Language Pathologist
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
OBRA — Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
NAECS/SDE — National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education