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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