AAC: Assistive Augmentative Communication
ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABC: Autism Behavior Checklist
ABI: Adaptive Behavior Inventory
ABLE Act: Achieving a Better Life Experience Act
ABLE: Adult Basic Literacy Education
ABLLS: Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills test
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADOS: Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASPEN: Asperger Syndrome Parent Education Network
ASGD: Autism Society of Greater Detroit
CARD: Center for Autism and Related Disorders
CARS: Childhood Autism Rating Scale
CF: Casein Free
CNS: Central Nervous System
DDD: Division of Developmental Disabilities
DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services
DOH: Department of Health
ECSA: Early Childhood Special Education
EI: Early Intervention