Acronyms & Abbreviations Common on BPN

This is a glossary of acronyms that are often used by parents in their postings on BPN.

2eTwice Exceptional (a gifted child who also has a disability, such as a learning disorder)
ADD or ADHDAttention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (see this page)
APAdvanced Placement high school class, for example "AP Geometry"
AS or ASDAutistic Spectrum Disorder (see this page)
AUDHDAutism and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder togethr in the same person
BFBreastfeeding
BHSBerkeley High School
BTDTBeen There, Done That
BUSDBerkeley Unified School District
CIOCry It Out (sleep training technique)
Co-opCo-operative Preschool/School - parent participation required
CPSChild Protective Services
DDDarling Daughter
DHDarling Husband
DMDirect Message (as in, "DM me")
DSDarling Son
ECElimination Communication (see this page)
EREmergency Room
FILFather-in-Law
IEPIndividualized Education Plan (see this page)
IMOIn My Opinion (IMHO=In My Humble Opinion)
ISOIn Search Of
IVFIn Vitro Fertilization
KKindergarten
K-8Kindergarten through 8th Grade (or K-5, K-12, etc.)
LDLearning Difference/Learning Disability
LDRLong Distance Relationship
LOLittle One (child)
MILMother-in-Law
MOmonth old, as in "5mo" = 5 month old
NTNeuro-Typical (Non-Autistic Person)
OPOriginal Poster (the person who posted the original question)
OUSDOakland Unified School District
PCPPrimary Care Provider (family doctor; GP)
PGPregnant or Profoundly Gifted
POCPerson of Color
PPDPostpartum Depression
SAHDStay at Home Dad
SAHMStay at Home Mom
SILSister-in-Law
SIPShelter in Place (Covid-19 orders in 2020)
STDSexually Transmitted Disease
TIAThanks in advance
TTCTrying to Conceive
VBACVaginal Birth after a Cesarean (see this page)
WFHWork(ing) From Home
YMMVYour Mileage May Vary (you might get different results)
YOYear Old, as in "5yo" = 5 Year Old