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PARTNER SPONSORS 2026

Be Seen- Be Heard as a Partner Sponsor at Florida’s largest autism & related disabilities conference at the 33rd Annual Statewide Center for Autism & Related Disabilities Conference.Ā  For details click here.

Diamond Partner Sponsors

Sunshine Health

Headquartered in Broward County with offices across the state, Sunshine Health is among the largest healthcare plans in Florida. Offering coordinated care and a network of support for our members, Sunshine Health is transforming the health of the community, one person at a time. It offers government-sponsored managed care through Medicaid, Long Term Care, the Health Insurance Marketplace (Ambetter Health), and Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans (Wellcare). Its specialty plans include the Sunshine Health Pathways to Shine Specialty Plan serving children in or adopted from the state's Child Welfare system; the Sunshine Health Mindful Pathways Specialty Plan for people living with serious mental illness; the Sunshine Health Power to Thrive Specialty Plan for people living with HIV/AIDS; and the Children's Medical Services Health Plan, operated by Sunshine Health on behalf of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration for children and adolescents with special healthcare needs. Sunshine Health is a Centene Corporation company. For more information, visit SunshineHealth.com or follow us on Facebook and X @SunHealthFL. 

Butterfly Effects

Two decades of transforming lives, one child at a time. For two decades, Butterfly Effects has been dedicated to empowering children and families through compassionate, individualized ABA therapy. Join us as we celebrate our journey and look ahead to even greater impact.

Florida Autism Center of Excellence

Mission:Ā FACE educates students with autism, to achieve their highest potential.Ā Ā Vision:Ā FACE is the school of choice for students impacted by autism, professionals dedicated to their education, and the autism community at large.

Ā The Florida Autism Center of Excellence (FACE) is a tuition-free charter school dedicated to supporting children and young adults with autism.Ā FACE is the only public school in the Tampa Bay Area specialized for students with autism from ages 3 to 22 years old. At FACE, students with autism gain the academic, behavioral, social-emotional, functional, and vocational skills for a more independent and higher quality of life.Ā FACE designs its school program based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), an evidence-based and research-supported practice for educating students with autism. Essentially, FACE allows students with autism to benefit from ABA through their free public education.Ā 
Ā FACE wants to improve the lives of people with autism to achieve their highest potential. We understand that more children are being diagnosed with autism every year, and those children are flooding ABA therapy centers across the country. Since it is not possible for everyone to access private ABA services, due to increasing demand or financial limitations, schools should accept the challenge of incorporating ABA into educational services for students with autism.Ā FACE presents a model program for how to serve students with autism using ABA principles and practices in the classroom.Ā FACE believes that our ABA-centered approach, rooted in acceptance and advocacy, will lead to improved educational options for students with autism.Ā 

South Florida Autism Charter School provides education and therapeutic services to individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) residing in Miami-Dade/Broward Counties, targeting students with communication deficits and/or behavioral challenges, and who may require training in self-help skills. The methodologies of B.F. Skinner’s Theory of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Verbal Behavior (VB) are applied in conjunction with State Standards for students on a modified curriculum in order to provide the most effective individualized educational programs possible.

Emerald Partner Sponsors

Acorn Health

Acorn Health helps children with autism develop more independent and meaningful lives through ABA therapy.

Sapphire Partner Sponsors

Pediatric Institute

Comprehensive Autism Evaluations Using ADOS-2 Psychiatric Evaluations Pediatric Medication Management and Talk Therapy Adult Medication Management and Talk Therapy

Ruby Partner Sponsors

Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities

The state coordinating center to establish and support quality comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities in collaborating with universities, state and technical colleges, with the goal of increasing independent living and competitive integrated employment.

Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities

The state coordinating center to establish and support quality comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities in collaborating with universities, state and technical colleges, with the goal of increasing independent living and competitive integrated employment.

Step Up for Students

Step Up Scholarships Florida — Scholarships for private school tuition. Empower your child with Private school education.

Positive Behavior Supports. Corp.

Behavioral Therapy & Autism — We Provide Individualized Comprehensive Behavior Intervention Programming for Individuals. We Provide Individualized ABA Therapy for Those with Behavioral Challenges.

Love Serving Autism empowers individuals with autism and other developmental abilities by providing specialized therapeutic racquet (Tennis, Pickleball, Padel) sports interventions.

Springbrook Behavioral Health offers treatment programs for behavioral problems that are linked to autism. The Autism Program at Springbrook is a goal-oriented treatment plan designed to minimize the self-destructive behaviors that are often seen in children with autism and related diagnoses. At the core of our program is Applied Behavior Analysis—a discipline that uses evidence-based interventions to improve socially significant behaviors.

College Living Experience (CLE) is the industry’s leading provider of post-secondary support, including coaching for academics, social skills, independent living,Ā career development, and executive functionĀ for neurodivergent young adults on a college or career path.
We are proud to work with students
Ā who have a diagnosis of ASD, ADHD, NVLD, Dyslexia, or other learning differences. Our students don’t fit into a single box, but each one is capable and has the desire to learn and live independently.
We are not an academic institution.

We’re a wrap-around support service that helps students through all aspects of life while going to college or exploring a career. We empower students through coaching tailoredĀ to their needs to build confidence and successful outcomes.

Even though we partner with area academic universities, community colleges and technical schools where many of our students attend, our services do not award credit.

At Spectrum Diagnostics, we provide comprehensive diagnostic evaluations utilizing gold-standard assessment tools, including the ADOS-2, CARS-2, and BASC, to accurately determine autism severity levels.

We are proud to offerĀ no waitlist, allowing us to schedule assessments within one week of your inquiry. Weekend appointments are also available upon request to accommodate your schedule.

Spectrum Diagnostics operates two convenient locations inĀ North PortĀ andĀ Bonita Springs, and we proudly serve clients across Florida through secure virtual evaluation services.

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