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AAC |
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication |
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ABA |
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Applied Behavior Analysis |
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Abdomen |
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The area of the body located between the chest and the pelvis. |
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ABR |
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Auditory Brainstem Response |
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Accreditation |
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A process through which child care programs voluntarily meet specific standards to receive endorsement from a professional agency, such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children or the National Association for Family Day Care. |
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Acoustic Neurinoma |
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Tumor, usually benign, which may develop on the hearing and balance nerves and can cause gradual hearing loss, tinnitus, and/or dizziness (sometimes called vestibular schwannoma). Also see Neurofibromatosis Type 2. B |
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Acquired Deafness |
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Loss of hearing that occurs or develops some time during the lifespan but is not present at birth. |
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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) |
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The things we normally do in daily living including any daily activity we perform for self-care (such as feeding ourselves, bathing, dressing, grooming), work, homemaking, and leisure. The ability or inability to perform ADLs can be used as a very practical measure of ability/disability in many disorders. |
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ADA |
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Americans with Disabilities Act |
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Adaptive |
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Normal or useful. |
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ADHD |
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder |
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ADLS |
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Activities of daily living. |
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Advocacy |
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In the context of child care health, advocacy usually refers to the action of an adult on behalf of a child in order to ensure that the child receives all the rights and privileges that are due to her or him. A social worker might advocate on behalf of a child who has been denied admission to a child care program, or a child care provider might advocate on behalf of a child who is not receiving all the health insurance benefits that he or she should. |
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Advocate |
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An individual who represents or speaks out on behalf of another person's interests (as in a parent with his/her child). |
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Aguesia |
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Loss of the sense of taste. |
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