Center for Autism Related Disabilities (CARD) for Florida ASD Families

In response to the growing needs of families of ASD children in Florida, seven non-residential resource centers have been established in Florida.  These centers, called the Center for Autism Related Disabilities or CARD, have been established at the University of Central Florida, the University of Florida/Gainesville, the University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville, the University of South Florida, the University of Miami and Florida State University and Florida Atlantic University. The University of Central Florida CARD office serves over 6,000 ASD families in the Orange, Lake, Osceola, Sumter, Brevard, Volusia, and Seminole Counties.

CARD provides assistance for individuals and their families who have been diagnosed with Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD), PDD-NOS, Asperger's Disorder and other Autistic-like disabilities, Dual Sensory Impairments, or Sensory Impairments with other disabling conditions.The goal of CARD is to provide direct individualized support services.  

Services include parental education classes, technical assistance and consultation, professional training programs and public education activities. CARD services are designed to build on the capacities of state and local resources, not to duplicate or replace them. The Center is funded by the Florida Legislature through the Florida Department of Education and all services are provided free of charge.

CARD also offers many volunteer, fundraising opportunities and educational programs throughout the year. To find your CARD office, register for services, or to find ways you can help, please contact:

CARD Locations in Florida

 

Florida Atlantic University	Department of ESE 777 Glades Rd Boca Raton, FL 33431	Phone: 561-297-2023 Toll Free: 888-632-6395 www.coe.fau.edu/card
Florida State University	625 B North Adams St Tallahassee, FL 32301	Phone: 850-644-4367 Toll Free: 800-769-7926 http://autism.fsu.edu/
University of Central Florida	12001 Science Dr, Suite 145 Orlando, FL 32826	Phone: 407-737-2566 Toll Free: 888-558-1908 http://www.ucf-card.org
University of Florida at Gainesville	Department of Psychiatry 1405 NW 13th Street Gainesville, FL 32610-0234	Phone: 352-273-0581 Toll Free: 800-754-5891 http://card.ufl.edu
University of Florida at Jacksonville	6026 San Jose Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32217	Phone: 904-737-5239 http://www.hscj.ufl.edu/peds/aut/
University of Miami	Department of Psychology 5665 Ponce de Leon Blvd P.O. Box 248768 Coral Gables, FL 33124-0725	Phone: 305-284-6563 Toll Free: 800-9-AUTISM http://www.umcard.org
University of South Florida	CARD-USF MHC2113A 13301 N Bruce B Downs Blvd Tampa, FL 33612-3899	Phone: 813-974-2532 Toll Free: 800-333-453 http://card-usf.fmhi.usf.edu/

 *Chart Created by Kevin Pokerney

For a Free Brochure on CARD:

http://www.ucf-card.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51:card-brochure&catid=25:the-center&Itemid=69