Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, UF Gainesville

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, UF Gainesville UF CARD has a team of professionals serving children and adults with autism and related disabilities.

UF CARD SERVICES INCLUDE:
โ€ข ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ with information about our services, an overview of autism and related disabilities, etc.
โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€ for diagnosis, support groups, community services (i.e. agencies, doctors, therapists, etc.)
โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† with books and videos on topics related to autism and related disabilities
โ€ข ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐˜€ for children and adults with autism and relate

d disabilities, siblings, and parents/caregivers
โ€ข ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ with materials for developing schedules, communication boards, social stories, etc.
โ€ข ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐—ฒ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ to share information about upcoming trainings and conferences
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป via email or telephone
โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (short-term) appropriate to home, school, or community upon request
โ€ข ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด on a variety of topics including instructional methods, communication, social skills, behavior, home/school/community issues, and adult life issues. Many trainings are available online as well as in-person and some are archived on our website for viewing on your schedule.
โ€ข ๐—”๐—ป๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—— ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ featuring nationally recognized speakers held each January(scholarships may be available for CARD constituents and their parents/guardians)
CARD ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ provide services such as therapy, ongoing behavioral interventions, diagnosis, or respite care.
๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—จ๐—™ ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—— ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ:
Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, Union
๐—œ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? Find your CARD: http://card.ufl.edu/about-card/find-your-card/

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—— ๐—จ๐—™/ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. The University of Florida welcomes your comments on our social media posts and encourages interaction among Gators around the world. We also encourage our community to foster respectful and vibrant online connections. Before you post, please consider the UF Core Values and review these UF Community Commenting Guidelines (โ€œGuidelinesโ€). We review all comments made and when necessary, we reserve the right to remove comments that are:
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Linda is all set up at Alachua County Library Districtโ€™s third annual Homeschool Resource Fair at the Millhopper Branch....
08/09/2025

Linda is all set up at Alachua County Library Districtโ€™s third annual Homeschool Resource Fair at the Millhopper Branch. If youโ€™re in the Gainesville area and have questions about our services, stop on by! She will be there until 4pm.

Learn more about the event here: aclib.us/homeschool

We will have a table at this event tomorrow. Stop by and say hi to Linda!
08/09/2025

We will have a table at this event tomorrow. Stop by and say hi to Linda!

Thinking about homeschooling?

Join us tomorrow afternoon for Session 3 of Tackling Toilet Training to learn about the sensory/motor considerations for...
08/05/2025

Join us tomorrow afternoon for Session 3 of Tackling Toilet Training to learn about the sensory/motor considerations for toilet training.

Tackling Toilet Training

Join us for this four-part series to learn all about toilet training. Attend any or all sessions that address your needs.

07/23 Session 1: First timers
07/30 Session 2: Motivation
08/06 Session 3: Sensory/motor considerations
08/13 Session 4: Special considerations

Wednesdays
July 23, July 30, August 6, and August 13, 2025
4:00 โ€“ 5:15pm
ONLINE

https://card.ufl.edu/2025/03/25/tackling-toilet-training/

08/04/2025

The Back to School Sales Tax Holiday begins today! For the entire month of August, Florida consumers can purchase qualifying clothing, footwear, school supplies, learning aids, personal computers and accessories tax-free. For more information, visit: floridarevenue.com/BacktoSchool

08/04/2025

Educatorsโ€”are you ready to empower your students with autism through proven executive functioning strategies? ๐Ÿ’ก Join us for a special Zoom workshop on August 6, from 1:30โ€“2:30 p.m. and gain practical tools to strengthen student learning and engagement. ๐ŸŽฏ
โœ”๏ธ Designed for teachers
โœ”๏ธ Interactive and insightful
โœ”๏ธ Hosted by FAU CARD
Register now: https://ow.ly/nMrK50VS8T6
๐Ÿ“ง Need help? Contact Rachelle Tolliver at rtolliver@fau.edu

Thanks for inviting us, Hernando County Sheriff's Office!We are always happy to partner with first responders in all 14 ...
07/31/2025

Thanks for inviting us, Hernando County Sheriff's Office!
We are always happy to partner with first responders in all 14 counties* we serve ๐Ÿงก๐Ÿ’™

Any other agencies interested in requesting training, please visit https://card.ufl.edu/formscontact/training-requests/

*Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, Union
(If your Florida county isn't listed here please visit https://card.ufl.edu/about-card/find-your-card/ to see which CARD serves your county.)

This week, our Crisis Response and Management class welcomed families and a Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, UF Gainesville representative, Tracy Cox, to share insights on autism and crisis response.

We're grateful for the opportunity to learn, grow, and better serve our community - especially our most vulnerable. ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ’™

Join us tomorrow afternoon for Session 2 of Tackling Toilet Training to learn how to motivate your child to be successfu...
07/29/2025

Join us tomorrow afternoon for Session 2 of Tackling Toilet Training to learn how to motivate your child to be successful on the toilet!

Tackling Toilet Training

Join us for this four-part series to learn all about toilet training. Attend any or all sessions that address your needs.

07/23 Session 1: First timers
07/30 Session 2: Motivation
08/06 Session 3: Sensory/motor considerations
08/13 Session 4: Special considerations

Wednesdays
July 23, July 30, August 6, and August 13, 2025
4:00 โ€“ 5:15pm
ONLINE

https://card.ufl.edu/2025/03/25/tackling-toilet-training/

07/29/2025

We're excited to continue our Science Surprises appearances at Alachua County Library District branches around the community!

๐Ÿ“Œ Check our calendar to find the library branches we'll be at or keep an eye out for our team leading these session at your favorite branch!

July we're looking at ๐ŸŠ reptiles and amphibians and a butterfly session. Then in August we bring back our popular Engineering Scientist Tools series to learn how scientific tools work, and the fun Exploring the Water Cycle series with neat hands-on fun!

Florida Museum on the Go! ๐Ÿ“Œ We're scheduled to be at library branches around Alachua County so check our calendar for where you can find us:
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/calendar/

Science Surprises sessions are 45-minute long and perfect for elementary-aged learners. These sessions do not require pre-registration but do have limited capacity.

Sharing information about this FREE webinar from Florida & Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Collaborative..."Cover the costs of...
07/29/2025

Sharing information about this FREE webinar from Florida & Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Collaborative...

"Cover the costs of equipment, vehicles, treatments, therapies, and more!
Move from overwhelm to empoweredโ€”if you have a child or loved one with disability or diagnosis and need funding, grants, or guidance, Advocacy Abby equips you with the tools and support to move forward."

Please register to join the Florida & Virgin Islands Deaf-Blind Collaborative and Advocacy Abby at 11:00 AM Eastern on August 7, 2025 for a webinar: Unlocking Financial Resources โ€” Step by Step
https://ufl.zoom.us/meeting/register/ChqEzJgsTcCgG-cYmfGLOg #/registration

Cover the costs of equipment, vehicles, treatments, therapies, and more! Move from overwhelm to empoweredโ€”if you have a child or loved one with disability or diagnosis and need funding, grants, or guidance, Advocacy Abby equips you with the tools and support to move forward. Please register to joi...

We will have a table a the Alachua County Library District's Homeschool Resource Fair on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 1 p.m. t...
07/29/2025

We will have a table a the Alachua County Library District's Homeschool Resource Fair on Saturday, Aug. 9, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Millhopper Branch.

Event description from Alachua County Library District: "No matter your level of homeschooling experience, this event is perfect for you. Connect with local organizations that provide academic support, volunteer posts, extra-curricular activities, field trip destinations, and more! If you are considering homeschooling your child, the library is a great resource. Don't miss this opportunity to build community connections and explore the many ways the library can support your homeschooling journey. We have something for everyone!"

Alachua County Library District's Homeschool Resources page:
https://www.aclib.us/homeschool-resources

Join the Alachua County Public Library for the third annual โœ๏ธโœ‚๏ธ๐Ÿ–Homeschool Resource Fair at Millhopper Branch.
https://fun4gatorkids.com/calendar/eventdetail/1033810/-/homeschool-resource-fair-at-millhopper-branch
๐Ÿ“†Saturday, August 09 โฐ1:00pm - 4:00pm This will be a chance for families and parents interested or already involved in homeschooling to learn about local organizations and services geared towards homeschoolers.
This will be a chance for families and parents interested or already involved in homeschooling to learn about local organizations and services geared towards homeschoolers.

07/25/2025
07/25/2025

Address

4101 NW 89th Boulevard, FL 32606
Gainesville, FL
32609

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+13522652230

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