| ABC |
Autism Behavior Checklist |
| AD |
Autistic Disorder |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act. This act prohibits discrimination against persons with a mental or physical disability. |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADI-R |
Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living. Refers to the day-to-day activities with everyone performs to take care of themselves, e.g. showering, dressing. |
| ADOS |
Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule |
| AIT |
Auditory Integration Training |
| AMAP |
Approved Medication Administration Personnel. Direct Support Staff who are certified to administer medications in OMRDD certified settings. |
| AOT |
Assisted Outpatient Treatment. Court mandated treatment of a person with mental illness. |
| APS |
Adult Protective Service. Agency that provides emergency assistance to adults who are at risk as a result of a mental or physical impairment
that prevents them from caring for themselves or protecting themselves from harm and who have no one in their lives to assist them. The agency
helps with legal and social protective services. |
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| BOCES |
Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| CA |
Chronological Age |
| CARS |
Childhood Autism Rating Scale |
| CCR&R |
Child Care Resources and Referral |
| CDT |
Continuing Day Treatment |
| CHAT |
Checklist for Autism in Toddlers |
| CM |
Case Manager/Management |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
that is responsible for Medicare and Medicaid.
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| CPEP |
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program. A specialized emergency room. |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| CPSE |
Committee on Preschool Special Education |
| CTP |
Comprehensive Treatment Plan. Document describing a person’s strengths and weaknesses and plans for clinical
service provision in behavioral health. |
| DD |
Developmental Disability. A disability attributed to mental retardation (MR), cerebral palsy, epilepsy, neurological
impairment, autism or other condition closely related to MR, originating before age 22, has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely
and constitutes a substantial handicap to a person’s ability to function in daily life. |
| DP |
Developmental Disabilities Profile. An OMRDD instrument used to document the characteristics of a person with developmental
disabilities that are related to their services needs. It is used to describe, plan, and manage the system of developmental services. |
| DDSO |
Developmental Disabilities Services Office. The local office of OMRDD responsible for coordinating services within
a particular region. |
| DDT |
Developmental Day Treatment. A combination of diagnostic, treatment, and habilitative services provided to persons
with developmental disabilities who need a range of clinically supported and structured services. |
| DMH |
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| DOH |
Department of Health |
| DOHMH |
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene |
| DQ |
Developmental quotient |
| DSM III |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Third Edition (American Psychiatric Association) |
| DSM III-R |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder - Revised, Third Edition (American Psychiatric Association) |
| DSM IV |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Fourth Edition (American Psychiatric Association) |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| ECDC |
Early Childhood Direction Center |
| EEG |
Electroencephalograph |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EI |
Early Intervention Program |
| EIOP |
Early Intervention Office Designee |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| GM |
Gaze monitoring |
| GP |
General Practitioner |
| Gp |
Group |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services. Also known as “waiver” services. Medicaid long-term dollars are used
to support people in the community. Waiver services include residential habilitation, day habilitation, supported employment (SEMP), pre-vocational
services, respite, adaptive equipment, environmental modifications, plan of care support services, family education and training and consolidated
support and services. |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration. Federal agency that oversees administration of Medicaid and Medicare. See
also “CMS”. |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. A comprehensive federal law for the protection of individually
identifiable health care information. |
| ICD-10 |
International Classification of Disease, Tenth Edition |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility. A residential facility for persons with mental retardation or related disabilities that
provides 24-hour supervision and assistance, and intensive clinical and direct care services with the primary purpose of providing health or
rehabilitation services. |
| ICM |
Intensive Case Management or Intensive Care Manager |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. A federal law that creates a right of all disabled individuals aged
3-21 to receive a free and appropriate public education. |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
| IPRT |
Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment |
| IQ |
Intelligence quotient |
| IRA |
Individualized Residential Alternative. IRAs provide room and board and staff supervision appropriate to a person’s
need. The Supervised IRA provides 24-hour/7 days a week staff supervision and the Supported IRA provides less than 24-hour staff supervision. |
| ISFP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
| ISP |
Individualized Service Plan. A plan written by the Medicaid Service Coordinator, which identifies all supports and
services the consumer, receives. |
| JCAHO |
Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LEAP |
Learning Experiences…An Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Parents |
| LI SAFE |
Long Island – Schools are for Everyone |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA |
Mental age |
| MDI |
Mental development index |
| Mo |
Month |
| MR |
Mental retardation |
| MRI |
Magnetic resonance imaging |
| N |
Number |
| NAMI |
National Association for the Mentally Ill. A non-profit advocacy organization of consumers, families, and friends
of people with severe mental illness. |
| NIMH |
National Institute of Mental Health. The primary Federal research and funding agency for mental health. |
| NOD |
Notice of Decision. When a person with a developmental disability applies to participate in HCB Waiver Services,
the DDSO reviews the application packet, makes a decision regarding the person’s eligibility and issues a Notice of Decision. |
| NYS DDPC |
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. A federally funded state agency responsible for developing new ways
to improve the delivery of services and supports to New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and their families. |
| OMH |
Office of Mental Health. NYS agency, also abbreviated “SOMH”. Responsible for planning, administering,
and providing mental health services. |
| OMRDD |
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. New York State’s lead agency responsible for planning,
administering, and providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. |
| OPTS |
Options for People Through Services. A consumer driven organized health care delivery approach to providing supports
and services to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. |
| OSC |
On-Going Service Coordinator |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDD-NOS |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| RTF |
Residential Treatment Facility |
| SCIP-R |
Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (Revised). An OMRDD approved curriculum to train staff in techniques
to assist and teach individuals with developmental disabilities to maintain self-control. SCIP-R training also teaches staff to utilize proactive
methods of behavioral support. |
| SCM |
Supportive Case Manager or Management |
| SCOR |
Service Coordination Observation Report. The SCOR is a tool for the MSC (Medicaid Service Coordination) to document
observation of health, safety, and environmental issues in a certified residential setting. |
| SD |
Standard deviation |
| SED |
State of Education Department |
| SEIT |
Special Education Itinerant Teacher |
| SEPTA |
Special Education Parent Teacher Association |
| SPOA |
Single Point of Access |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| ST |
Speech Therapy |
| STAC |
System to Track and Account for Children |
| TEACCH |
Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication-Handicapped Children |
| VABS |
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales |
| VESID |
Vocational Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities. A NYS agency that funds employment and vocational
preparation programs. |
