Our Services

Professionals

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Training Requests
CARD is a Florida Department of Education Discretionary Project with a goal of collaboration to build capacity across all community settings.
CARD USF provides training for:

• Schools
• Community Agencies & Organizations
• Businesses
• Committees & Support Groups

CARD USF offers a wide variety of training topics. Examples of training might be

• Autism awareness or classroom strategies for staff or students in schools
• Welcoming and employing individuals with autism for businesses
• Specific training for first responders, health care workers, or in-home services
• CARD overviews for individuals on the spectrum, their families, or the agencies that support people with autism

To request training from CARD USF, please complete:

Training Request Form

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Consultation Requests
CARD USF can also provide consultation to educators, childcare providers, employers and businesses to help them understand and support the needs of the people they serve, as well as set up their environments to promote success for people on the autism spectrum.

Consultation for professionals is offered in two ways:

• A technical assistance request
• The Autism Friendly Business Initiative
• For more details on the Autism Friendly Business program, please visit our page here.

Examples of professional consultation might be:

• Classroom observation at a day care or school
• Creating visuals for in-home visitors or classrooms
• Walk through place of business to identify accessibility considerations
• Creating social narratives for websites for patients and patrons to use prior to visiting

Consultation Request Form

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CARD-USF is committed to providing public awareness and outreach activities that engage and educate our local communities about autism and promote greater understanding, inclusion, and acceptance.

Thank you for reaching out to CARD-USF and for your commitment to the autism community. Please note that submitting an Outreach & Event Request Form does not guarantee that CARD-USF will be able to participate.

Before submitting your request, please keep the following in mind:

• CARD-USF serves a 14-county region with staff and resources allocated across a wide range of required services.
• Our grant funding supports a defined level of public awareness and outreach activity each year.
• We prioritize requests based on community need, geographic reach, available resources, and opportunities to reach communities that may have limited access to autism-related information and CARD-USF services.
• We also consider whether CARD-USF has recently participated in similar events within the same community or service area.

We review requests within 14 days of submission and will respond as soon as possible. If we are unable to attend your event, many CARD-USF resources are available for download and may be shared with attendees.

Outreach & Event Form