County resource guide
Taylor County, Florida
Local providers, school contacts, and support services for autism families in Taylor County. Florida statewide resources also apply.
Local providers
11 listedDiagnostic clinics
Formal autism evaluations by developmental pediatricians, psychologists, or neuropsychologists.
Perry
Doctors' Memorial Hospital — Developmental Referrals
Taylor County's hospital in Perry offering basic pediatric care and developmental referral coordination. For comprehensive autism evaluations, families travel to Tallahassee (55 min). Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare is the primary referral destination for Taylor County families seeking autism assessments.
For autism evaluations, travel to Tallahassee (55 min) — Tallahassee Memorial and FSU training clinic are recommended. UF Health Gainesville (1.5 hrs) also accessible.
Early Intervention (0–3)
Free services for children under 3 under IDEA Part C.
Monticello · multi-county
Early Steps — Big Bend Region (Jefferson County)
Florida's Early Steps program provides free in-home early intervention for children birth–3 in Jefferson County. Speech, OT, PT, and developmental therapy delivered in the home under IDEA Part C. Proximity to Tallahassee means better therapist availability than more isolated counties.
FREE if income-eligible. Self-referral accepted. Tallahassee proximity improves therapist availability.
Madison · multi-county
Early Steps — Big Bend Region (Madison County)
Florida's Early Steps program provides free in-home early intervention for children birth–3 in Madison County. Speech, OT, PT, and developmental therapy delivered in the home under IDEA Part C.
FREE if income-eligible. Self-referral accepted. Proximity to Tallahassee improves therapist availability.
Perry · multi-county
Early Steps — Big Bend Region (Taylor County)
Florida's Early Steps program provides free in-home early intervention for children birth–3 in Taylor County. Speech, OT, PT, and developmental therapy delivered in the home under IDEA Part C.
FREE if income-eligible. Self-referral accepted.
ABA therapy
Applied Behavior Analysis therapy — typically requires insurance authorization.
Perry · multi-county
Behavioral Health Works — Taylor County (Telehealth)
Telehealth ABA parent coaching for Taylor County families. Local ABA options are essentially non-existent in Taylor County — telehealth parent coaching and commuting to Tallahassee (55 min) for center-based services are the realistic pathways. BCBA-supervised with Florida Medicaid accepted.
Telehealth coaching or commuting to Tallahassee for ABA. Accepts FL Medicaid.
Advocacy & legal
Legal advocates, special education advocates, and disability rights organizations.
Tallahassee · multi-county
CARD at Florida State University
Free state-funded autism resource center at FSU serving Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison, Taylor, Lafayette, Suwannee, Hamilton, and surrounding counties. Family consultation, school advocacy, IEP support, and training for professionals and educators — all at no cost.
FREE. State-funded. First call for Tallahassee families — FSU CARD is a major research and service hub.
Monticello · multi-county
CARD at Florida State University — Jefferson County Services
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Jefferson County through the FSU CARD. Family consultation, IEP advocacy, and resource navigation for Monticello families at no cost. Jefferson County is adjacent to Leon County — families have access to Tallahassee's stronger provider network with a short commute.
FREE. State-funded. Jefferson County is 25 min from Tallahassee — families have access to Leon County's robust provider base. FSU CARD is the primary resource.
Madison · multi-county
CARD at Florida State University — Madison County Services
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Madison County through the FSU CARD. Family consultation, IEP advocacy, and resource navigation for Madison area families at no cost. Madison County is a rural Big Bend county midway between Tallahassee and Live Oak — FSU CARD telehealth is the primary resource.
FREE. State-funded. Madison County families are 45 min from Tallahassee — FSU CARD is the primary resource and in-person visits to Tallahassee are feasible.
Live Oak · multi-county
CARD at Florida State University — Suwannee County Services
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Suwannee County through the FSU CARD. Family consultation, IEP advocacy, and resource navigation for Live Oak families at no cost. Suwannee County is rural — FSU CARD and UF CARD both serve overlapping areas here; call FSU CARD first.
FREE. State-funded. Suwannee County straddles the FSU and UF CARD service areas — call FSU CARD at (850) 644-4367 or UF CARD at (352) 273-3430.
Perry · multi-county
CARD at Florida State University — Taylor County Services
Free state-funded autism resource center serving Taylor County through the FSU CARD. Family consultation, IEP advocacy, and resource navigation for Perry area families at no cost. Taylor County is a rural coastal county — FSU CARD is the primary autism resource with telehealth consultation as the main delivery model.
FREE. State-funded. Taylor County is rural — FSU CARD telehealth consultation is the primary resource. Perry is 55 min from Tallahassee.
Perry
Family Network on Disabilities — Taylor County
Free special education advocacy for Taylor County families through Florida's federally funded PTI. FND helps Perry-area families navigate IEP processes and IDEA rights — phone and remote support available.
FREE. Federally funded PTI. Phone and remote support for rural Taylor County.
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