Supporting Families Today

• Autism Response Team (ART) Coordinators respond to family inquires/requests by phone 888-AUTISM2 (288-4762) and email southeastART@autismspeaks.org. 
• 100 Day Kit - for newly diagnosed families
• Manual de los 100 Dias - 100 Day Kit in Spanish
• Autism Video Glossary - visual dictionary of autism terms
• Family Services Resource Guide - sortable database of local service providers
• Resource Library - list of books, publications, videos, and multi-media references
• School Community Tool Kit- Just released!  A tool kit to assist members of the school community in understanding and supporting students with autism. 
  

Supporting Communities Today

• participating in Autism Cares
• providing Community Grants *
• identifying opportunities for Families to Participate in Research
• hosting Online Message Boards

Family Services Projects in Development include Autism in the Workplace and a Safety/First Responder Toolkit.

In Florida:

Six community grants, totaling $125,713.00 have been given in the state of Florida in the past two years. Recent grant recipients include:

• University of Florida CARD (Gainesville) - Recreationals and Community Activities
  Inclusive Summer Camps for students with ASD in support of Recreational and Community Activities
• Autism Society of the Panhandle (Pensacola) - Education
  Kids for Camp Summer Learning Lab
• University of South Florida CARD (Tampa) - Young Adult/Adult Services
  Learning Academy of South Florida

Click here to learn more about these community grants.
For more information or to apply for a community grant, click here.  Application deadline for 2009 Community Grants is June 25th.

We currently have 609 resources listed for Florida.  We are always looking to identify more resources to provide to families. We encourage you to submit additional resources if you have information about a service or service provider that you feel would be helpful to individuals with autism and their families.

Resource Highlight:

Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Florida is home to many individuals with autism and related disabilities. In response to the needs of these people and their families, seven regional, nonresidential resource centers have been established at the following locations:

• The University of Florida/Gainesville
• The University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville
• The University of South Florida
• The University of Miami
• The University of Central Florida
• Florida Atlantic University
• Florida State University

For more information about CARD or for additional resources, please visit the CARD website at www.card.ufl.edu.