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