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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
AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV)
TX — Treatment (medical)
T/TA — Training and Technical Assistance
NAECS/SDE — National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education
SD — Standard Deviation
WHO — World Health Organization
FAPE — Free Appropriate Public Education
NHLBI — National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
DNR — Do Not Resuscitate
ROM — Range Of Motion
RFP — Request For Proposal
DAODAS — Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
MRI — Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ADR — Alternative Dispute Resolution
AAMR — American Association on Mental Retardation
AAMFT — American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
PPO — Preferred provider organization
QMB — Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
CPAP — Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
MCO — Managed Care Organization
MIS — Management Information System (OSHA)
DX — Diagnosis
EEOC — Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
AARP — American Association of Retired Persons
QA — Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
PT — Physical Therapy
DME — Durable Medical Equipment
NP — Nurse Practitioner
FIM — Functional Independence Measure
ABA — American Bar Association
ADD/ADHD — Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AMA — American Medical Association
BSW — Bachelor of Social Work
NICU — Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
OT — Occupational Therapy
SPED — Special Education
DDST — Denver Developmental Screening Tool
FAS — Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
AAP — American Academy of Pediatrics
AT — Assistive Technology
PHN — Public Health Nurse
EEG — Electro-EncephaloGram
NAS — United States National Academy of Sciences
CA — Chronological Age
CAP — Client Assistance Program
CAI — Computer Assisted Instruction
NTIA — National Telecommunications and Information Administration