Join us for the 16th Annual Stomp the Swamp for Autism Acceptance and Awareness hosted by the UF CARD Constituency Board!

Saturday
March 29, 2025
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Congratulations to Kathleen Jimenez, one of this year's recipients of the Diana McLendon Excellence in Teaching Award. Kathleen is an ESE Teacher at Deltona Elementary School in Hernando County.
She was chosen for this award by the University of Florida Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UF CARD) and recognized for her achievement at the 31st Annual Statewide CARD Conference that was held in Orlando last month.
Congratulations, Kathleen!

Join us for the virtual 6-part series to learn more about how to support learners with extensive support needs. Using real-life examples, a shared case study, and group discussion, we will explore how to assess need, design instructional goals, implement evidence-based strategies across content areas, and assess progress.

Thursdays
January 9, 2025
January 23, 2025
February 13, 2025
March 13, 2025
March 27, 2025
4:30 – 6:00PM
Online

Compassion fatigue is a term that describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others — often through experiences of stress or trauma. Join us for this informative session to learn more about compassion fatigue. What is it? How do I know if I am experiencing compassion fatigue? What can I do to prevent compassion fatigue, and what can I do when I am experiencing it?

Monday
February 24, 2025
6:00 – 7:00PM
Online

Ever wish you had a classroom full of peer mentors who could help students with autism shine in social situations, work together, and maybe even teach you a few tricks along the way? Well, that’s exactly what peer-mediated interventions (PMIs) are all about! Join us for an hour of exploring how peers can become the unsung heroes in helping students with autism master social skills, communication, and even academics. 

Tuesday
March 25, 2025
4:30 – 5:30PM
Online

Driving and community mobility enables adolescents to begin to develop social capital (relationships and social connections that an individual has within his or her community). This can affect their overall quality of life long-term. Neurodiverse novice drivers face challenges to participate in this area that begin long before they take the learner’s permit test. This presentation will cover barriers to participation, pre-driving skills and the role driver rehabilitation may play in achieving the goal of independent mobility.

Monday
May 12, 2025
5:00 – 6:00PM

03/08/25 Union County Housing Authority’s Family Fun Day (Lake Butler)
04/012/25 UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital’s Healthy Heroes Day for Kids Safety Fair (Gainesville)
04/19/25 Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s Party for the Planet (Gainesville)
04/26/25 Just Between Friends Safe KIDS Day (Alachua)

Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, Union

All CARD services are FREE OF CHARGE.