County resource guide
Baker County, Florida
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Baker County. Florida statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
8 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Macclenny
Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital — Developmental Referrals
Baker County's small critical access hospital offering basic pediatric care and developmental referral coordination. Comprehensive autism evaluations require travel to Jacksonville (45 min) or accessing UF Health telehealth services.
Baker is rural — travel to Jacksonville (45 min) for comprehensive autism evaluations. Nemours Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville are the closest options.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Macclenny · multi-county
Early Steps — Northeast Florida (Baker County)
Florida's Early Steps program provides free in-home early intervention for children birth–3 in Baker County. Home-based speech, OT, and developmental therapy under IDEA Part C — the home-based model fits this rural county well.
FREE if income-eligible. Self-referral accepted — no doctor's order required.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Macclenny · multi-county
Autism Learning Partners — Baker County (Telehealth)
Telehealth and in-home ABA therapy serving Baker County families. BCBA-supervised with Florida Medicaid accepted. Baker County's rural setting means telehealth parent coaching is often the primary service model.
Telehealth recommended for Baker County families. Accepts FL Medicaid.
Yulee · multi-county
Autism Learning Partners — Nassau County
In-home and center-based ABA therapy serving Nassau County families. BCBA-supervised programs with naturalistic developmental approach. Nassau families share access to the robust Jacksonville-area provider market.
Accepts Florida Medicaid and commercial insurance.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Macclenny · multi-county
CARD at University of Florida — Baker County Services
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Baker County through the UF CARD Jacksonville region. Family consultation, school advocacy, and resource navigation for Macclenny area families. Baker is a rural county where CARD is the critical first resource.
FREE. State-funded. Baker County is rural — CARD at UF is especially essential here.
Jacksonville · multi-county
CARD at University of Florida — Jacksonville Region
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau, Putnam, and St. Johns counties. Family consultation, school advocacy, and community resources at no cost to families.
FREE. State-funded. First call for Jacksonville-area families.
Fernandina Beach · multi-county
CARD at University of Florida — Nassau County Services
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Nassau County through the UF CARD Jacksonville region. Family consultation, school advocacy, and resource navigation for Fernandina Beach, Yulee, and Callahan families at no cost.
FREE. State-funded. Nassau County is served through the UF CARD Jacksonville region.
Macclenny
Family Network on Disabilities — Baker County
Free special education advocacy for Baker County families through Florida's federally funded PTI. FND helps rural Macclenny-area families navigate IEP processes and IDEA rights — especially valuable where school district resources may be limited.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Phone support available for rural Baker County.
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