UCF CARD
Free consultative support, family education, training, and connections for individuals with autism and related disabilities in Central Florida.
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Recommended Resources
Explore organizations, parent-friendly reading, and learning materials to support your family. Our team can help you find resources that fit your child’s strengths, needs, and goals.
Websites & organizations
Autism support
PALS
Providing Autism Links & Support offers social, educational, and community programs for children and adults registered with UCF CARD.
Explore PALS programs ↗Autism Society of Greater Orlando
A parent-led Central Florida organization connecting families with autism resources, community events, and support.
Visit ASGO ↗Autism Society of Florida
Parent support groups and opportunities to connect with other families, including groups in English and Spanish.
Find parent support ↗Down syndrome support
Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
Family connections, programs, events, and scholarship information for the Central Florida Down syndrome community.
Explore DSACF ↗Down Syndrome Foundation of Florida
Educational programs, family activities, community opportunities, and resources across different stages of life.
Explore the Foundation ↗National Down Syndrome Congress
Information, family resources, advocacy, and educational opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome and those who support them.
Visit NDSC ↗National Down Syndrome Society
Resources on education, health, employment, and life transitions, along with advocacy and community information.
Explore NDSS resources ↗Down Syndrome Foundation of Orange County
DSFOC’s Learning Program includes sight-word readers, worksheets, and parent resources for building early reading skills. Its free, registration-based archive also includes literacy and math materials.
Explore sight-reading resources ↗Visit DSFOC family resources ↗Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities
Learn about FES-UA, Florida’s education savings account scholarship for eligible students with disabilities. Visit Step Up for Students for current eligibility, application steps, and approved uses.
Books for parents and caregivers
An Early Start for Your Child with Autism
Practical ways to build communication, play, and engagement through everyday activities with toddlers and preschoolers.
View the publisher’s page ↗The Verbal Behavior Approach
A parent-friendly introduction to using behavioral principles to support communication and other everyday skills.
View the publisher’s page ↗ABA Visualized Guidebook
Illustrated, step-by-step explanations of behavior strategies for parents, caregivers, and teachers.
Explore the guidebook ↗Teaching Children with Down Syndrome about Their Bodies
A guide for parents and professionals supporting conversations about bodies, privacy, boundaries, and growing up.
Explore Terri’s books ↗Growing-up guides by Terri Couwenhoven
Explore the girls’ and boys’ guides to growing up, plus resources on dating and relationships for people with disabilities.
Browse the author’s collection ↗Products & tools
Explore materials with your child’s goals in mind. Our team can help you choose tools and ways to use them that fit your family.
Different Roads to Learning
Teaching materials, visual supports, games, and ABA resources for a variety of learning goals, including flashcards for vocabulary, actions, emotions, and everyday concepts.
Browse Different Roads ↗Explore their flashcards ↗Super Duper Publications
Picture cards, language games, and activities for communication and learning at home or in educational settings.
Explore Super Duper ↗Kaufman Speech to Language Protocol
Speech and language materials from Nancy Kaufman, including treatment cards and language-building activities. Ask your speech-language pathologist which materials fit your child.
Explore Kaufman materials ↗Parent courses & information ↗Language Builder by Stages Learning
Photo-based cards covering objects, actions, emotions, and other concepts for matching, vocabulary, and conversation activities.
Browse the picture-card series ↗Language Builder Sequencing Cards
Photographic sequences of everyday activities for practicing order, storytelling, and daily routines.
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