Kennedy Krieger Institute: Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)

Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)

Greenspring Campus, 3901 Greenspring Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21211

Director:

*CARD's Annual Autism Conference*
October 23 & 24, 2008

Description of Program:

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute is a multi-faceted, multidisciplinary program for children with autism spectrum disorders and their family members. CARD combines research, clinical (assessment and intervention) services, as well as community outreach and training to help improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders, their families, and the community who cares for them. CARD endorses a flexible approach to treatment, adjusting the core set of methods used and goals of intervention to meet the needs of each child and his or her family. CARD Factsheet and CARD Newsletter

CARD is comprised of four primary programs:

Clinical Program
Achievements Therapeutic Day Program
REACH Research Program
Outreach and Training

Hours of Operation:

CARD: Monday - Friday, 8:30a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Achievements: Monday - Friday, 7:30a.m. - 4:00p.m.

Contacts:

To make a referral or request an initial evaluation:
Contact our Care Management Office
Toll-Free Referral: (888) 554-2080
Local Referral: (443) 923-9400

For follow-up appointments:
Center for Autism and Related Disorders
Phone: (443) 923-7630

Primary Diagnoses Served:

·Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
·Fragile X Syndrome

Other Diagnoses, Subsets and Synonyms Served:

Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Asperger's Syndrome
Pragmatic Language Disorder
Verbal Dyspraxia

Related KKI Clinical Programs:

·Behavioral Psychology Outpatient Programs
·Center for Development and Learning
·Neurobehavioral Unit (NBU)
·Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic

Related KKI School Programs:

·Kennedy Krieger School: Fairmount Campus
(Grades Pre-K through 8)
·Kennedy Krieger School: Greenspring Campus - High School Career and Technology Center Program
·LEAP Program (Lifeskills and Education for Students with Autism and other Pervasive Behavioral Challenges)

Related KKI Research:

·Autism Spectrum Disorders Research
·Center for Genetic Disorders of Cognition and Behavior

Additional Resources:

The Resource Finder: A Project of Kennedy Krieger Institute

AutismLink: Information and Support for Autism Spectrum Disorder
(http://www.autismlink.com)

Autism Society of America
(http://www.autism-society.org)

Maryland Chapters Autism Society of America
(http://www.maryland-autism.org.org)

Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities Epidemiology (CADDE)
(http://www.jhsph.edu/cadde)

Cure Autism Foundation Now Foundation
(http://www.cureautismnow.org)

First Signs
(http://www.firstsigns.org)

Future Horizons
(http://www.futurehorizons-autism.com)

National Alliance for Autism Research (NAAR)
(http://www.naar.org)

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD):
Learn the Signs. Act Early Campaign
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ActEarly/)

National Information Center for Children and Youth Disabilities
(http://www.nichcy.org)

Pathfinders for Autism
(http://www.pathfindersforautism.org)

TEACCH, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(http://www.teacch.com)

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