I Dont live in Florida but the dan marino center is supposed to be really good and located in Miami
http://www.mch.com/clinical/neuroscience/dan_marino2.htm (support groups listed)
http://maapservices.org/Maap_Area_Support/florida.html (more support)
http://www.umcard.org/index.htm
http://www.danmarinofoundation.org/dmcenter.html
Here are a few places I came up with although I have no first hand knowledge. I would suggesting contacting several schools speaking with them touring their center asking questions observing classes and so forth and deciding where your son may fit in best.
http://www.thevictoryschool.org/ We welcome visitors to The Victory School by appointment.
For more information, send e-mail to Administrative Office hours are Mailing Address The Victory School, Inc. Post Office Box 630266 Miami, Florida 33163-0266 Location The Victory School, Inc. c/o Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center Sanford L. Ziff Campus 18900 Northeast 25 Avenue North Miami Beach, Florida 33180 Tel: 305.466.1142 - Fax: 305.466.1143 ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------- The Florida Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Program The University of Miami Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring project (UM-ADDM) is an investigation coordinated with the Florida Department of Health to determine and monitor the number of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in south Florida. This study will help establish, for the first time, an accurate count of the number of children in south Florida with autism. Investigators are members of the University of Miami Department of Psychology, in association with the University of Miami, Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (UM-CARD). UM-ADDM is a collaborative undertaking of the CDC and the University of Miami. What part of Florida is included in the Florida Study? What is the age of the children in the study? The study includes children 4 through 8 years of age. ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------
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The project will initially focus on Miami-Dade County, Florida. Approximately 32,000 babies are born each year in this part of Florida.
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