Unconditional: Alphabet Soup
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Show Notes
Maybe it's Maybelline? Maybe it's DBT?
In a little longer than we planned episode, L & E explore many of the acronyms and initialisms you might encounter on your journey with neurodivergence. While we'll get into the specifics of each in separate episodes, this serves as a crash course to get you started wading through all that alphabet soup! Watch for a Part 2!
What is:
OT-Occupational Therapy
PT-Physical therapy
SLP-Speech & Language Pathologist
MT-BC-Music Therapist-Board Certified
DBT-Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
CBT-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
ART-Accelerated Resolution Therapy
IFS-Internal Family Systems (not to be confused with Family Systems)
PTSD-Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
CPTSD-Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
EMDR-Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
ADHD-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD-Autism Spectrum Disorder
PDA-Pathological Demand Avoidance (Persistent Drive for Autonomy)
IEP-Individualized Education Program
IDEA-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IFSP-Individualized Family Service Plan
Here's a handy PDF [another acronym] for reference on these letters!
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/wp-content/uploads/repo_items/legacy/partc/handout10.pdf
Don't forget to call 211 for resources in your local community.
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