| ABA | Applied Behavior Analysis (Effective therapy for autism) |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AS | Asperger Syndrome |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education (A right guaranteed to all children in the United States by the federal government) |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| HFA | High Functioning Autism |
| HFASD | High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| IEP | Individualized Education Plan |
| OCD | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OMT | Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (Oral motor therapy) |
| OT | Occupational Therapy (Typically fine motor therapy) |
| PT | Physical Therapy (Typically gross motor therapy) |
