FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities
Free state-funded support across 18 panhandle counties — but it cannot diagnose.
The practical details
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What this is, in plain language
FSU CARD is a free, state-funded programme for autistic people and their families across 18 Florida panhandle counties. It offers consultation, training, and technical assistance to families, schools and professionals — it does not diagnose, evaluate, or provide therapy directly.
Getting started
Families register by completing CARD's online or downloadable intake form and providing documentation of an autism spectrum disorder or related-disability diagnosis; a staff member then gets in touch. CARD describes its services as client-driven, so families are expected to reach out when they need help.
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What they say about themselves
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- Established in 1994 and one of seven centres funded by the Florida Legislature through the Department of Education.
- Serves 18 counties in the Florida panhandle from offices in Tallahassee, Panama City and Pensacola, currently supporting over 6,400 people from infancy to adulthood.
- The service is free to residents of the counties it covers.
- It cannot provide evaluations, diagnoses, therapies or respite care.
- What it does provide is help with communication, social and behaviour difficulties, plus information, consultation and technical assistance for families and professionals.
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- Yes:Says its services are free to families
- Yes:Offers help in Spanish
- Yes:Names the local area it covers
- Yes:Describes help with school and special education rights
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