Teaching Students with Extensive Support Needs | September 2023 - May 2024, 4:00 - 5:30PM | Online
This 9-part training series is designed for professionals who work with students with significant learning and/or behavioral needs. Participants will learn how to assess, teach, and evaluate progress for students across all domains.
Toilet Training Lunch and Learn Series |Biweekly, January 25 - April 4, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00PM | Online
Do you have questions or challenges regarding toilet training your child or student? Join us for this topic-based series where we will present information, tips and strategies, and opportunities for Q&A. Feel free to attend all 6 sessions or just those that apply to you!
Behavior Strategies That Work | Tuesdays, February 6 – March 26, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00PM | Online
For this series of sessions, participants will learn strategies for managing the spectrum of behaviors observed in children with autism. The sessions are appropriate for educators and caregivers of children with ASD. Many of the strategies that will be addressed are appropriate for individuals of all ages, but the sessions focus on children between the ages of 4 and 12 years. This series is most beneficial if you can attend each of the 8 sessions.
Navigating Agencies for Students with ASD | Various Dates & Times | Online
Did you know that CARD is only one of many statewide projects designed to support individuals with special needs? Join us for conversations with some of CARD’s statewide partners. Learn about who qualifies for their services and what services they can offer. Bring your questions!
What is VR? | | 3/1, 12 - 1pm
What is FIN? | 3/19, 4 - 5pm & 3/28, 12 - 1pm
What is Project 10? | 3/26, 6 - 7pm
What is SEDNET? | 4/2, 12 – 1pm
Stomp the Swamp for Autism | March 23, 2024 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Stomp the Swamp for Autism is an annual fitness event hosted by the UF student group, IMPACT Autism at UF. It is held at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and benefits the University of Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. Registration and details will be available soon!
Archers for Autism Fun Shoot | April 6, 2024 | Gator Bowmen Archery Club, Gainesville, FL
Gator Bowmen Archery Club is proud to host the first annual Archers for Autism Fun Shoot to benefit the University of Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. Fun Shoots, Silent Auction, Lunch, Prizes, Awards, Event T-shirt; Options for Shooters and Super Spectators; General spectators are welcome to attend at no cost.
What is ABA? | April 16, 2024, 12:00 - 1:00PM | Online
Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA, is the science of behavior: the predictable ways in which behavior is learned and how it changes over time. Join us for this information session about this evidence-based practice. What is ABA? Why is it an evidence-based practice? What is ABA used for? Who can benefit?
Reel Abilities Expo- 5K & Kids Fishing Tournament | April 20, 2024, 10am - 2pm | Suwannee River Rendezvous, Mayo, FL
Information for families, giveaways and prizes for the 5K and Catch and Release event, free games, food and drinks available for purchase
Meltdowns, Social Rules, & Structure: Practical Solutions from Brenda Smith Myles | Various Dates & Times | Online
Session 1 Hidden Curriculum: Practical Solutions for Understanding Rules in Social Situations | 4/17, 4 - 6pm
Session 2 Meltdowns in Autistic Individuals | 4/24, 4 - 6pm
Session 3 Let’s Make it Easier: Structuring the Day for Success for the Autistic Student | 5/1, 4 - 6pm
Sensory Island for Families | May 4, 2024 | UF CARD Office
This training is designed to be a tool to help caregivers understand the seven sensory systems, how to manage hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity in the home and community. The training focuses on the child as a whole person as we explore sensory issues, sensory modulation, emotional modulation, the relationship between the sensory and emotional systems as well as behavior. Details and registration will be posted to our website soon!
Embracing Autism in the Workplace | May 9 & 23, 2024 | Online
Part 1 Beyond Accommodations: This presentation is designed for employers and focuses on autism in the workplace
Part 2 Strategies for Advocating Your Needs in the Workplace: This presentation is a must-attend for those seeking to navigate the workplace successfully while embracing their neurodiversity.
Autism & UF Conference | June 28 & 29, 2024 | Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, Gainesville, FL
The Autism & UF Conference is an annual conference aimed at providing high quality professional development to a variety of professionals, including educators, researchers, mental health counselors, psychologists, occupational, physical, and speech therapists, physicians, and caregivers involved in the lives of individuals with ASD. This event will consist of two days of sessions on the latest research and intervention in the field of ASD. Complete details will posted soon!
Celebrating Autism in the Arts | June 29, 2024 | Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center, Gainesville, FL
Call for artists now open. Open to artists & performers of all types: Visual Artists, Photographers, Sculptors, Actors, Dancers, Jewelry Artists, Musicians, Magicians, Comics…
Find us at these community events!
03/01/24 Melrose Center Health Fair (Melrose)
03/02/24 Disability Awareness Walk and Roll 5K & Family Fun Run/Expo (Brooksville)
04/06/24 Waldo Community Health and Education Fair (Waldo)
04/14/24 Florida Museum of Natural History's Museum for Me (Gainesville)
04/24/24 Hernando County Schools District Resource and Transition Fair (Brooksville)
04/27/24 Just Between Friends' Safe Kids Day (Alachua)
05/11/24 Family Fun & Hurricane Preparedness Expo (Fanning Springs)
Sign up for the UF CARD ENEWS and follow the UF CARD FACEBOOK PAGE to stay informed about events.
If you know someone in need of UF CARD services, please direct them to the UF CARD REGISTRATION PAGE or have them call 352-265-2230.
