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Attention Deficit Disorder

To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

• Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
  8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
  Landover, MD 20785
  (301) 306-7070
  (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
  Web: www.chadd.org
  
• Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
  P.O. Box 543
  Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
  (484) 945-2101
  Web: http://www.add.org
  

Autism

• Autism Society of Florida, Inc.
  P.O. Box 970646
  Coconut Creek, FL 33097
  (954) 349-2820
  Web: http://www.autismfl.com
  
• Holly Bortfeld, President
  Autism Recovery Network
  E-mail: maximom@yahoo.com
  Web: http://www.autismrecoverynetwork.org/
  
• Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD)
  (One of six regional centers for autism and related disabilities)
  University of Florida
  P.O. Box 100234
  Gainesville, FL 32610
  (352) 846-2761; (800) 754-5891
  E-mail: card@mbi.ufl.edu
  Web: http://www.card.ufl.edu
  To identify the CARD serving your region, either call the 800 number above, or visit:
  http://www.card.ufl.edu/find.htm#4
  
• Erica Kosares, Director
  The Alexis Foundation
  P.O. Box 916263
  Longwood, FL 32779
  (407) 862-8833
  E-mail: admin@alexisfoundation.org
  Web: http://www.alexisfoundation.org
  

Blind/Visual Impairments

• Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director
  American Foundation for the Blind-National Literacy Center
  100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
  Atlanta, GA 30303
  (404) 525-2303
  E-mail: literacy@afb.net
  Web: http://www.afb.org
  

Brain Injury

• Valerie Breen, Executive Director
  Brain Injury Association of Florida (BIAF)
  North Broward Medical Center
  201 E. Sample Road
  Pompano Beach, FL 33064
  (954) 786-2400; (800) 992-3442 (in FL)
  E-mail: info@biaf.org
  Web: http://www.biaf.org
  

Cerebral Palsy

• Gloria Wetherington, President of the Board of Directors
  United Cerebral Palsy of Florida
  1830 Buford Court
  Tallahassee, FL 32308
  (850) 878-2141
  E-mail: ucpadm@nettally.com
  Web: http://www.sunrisegroup.org
  

Cognitive, Intellectual, and Developmental Disabilities

• John Hall, Executive Director
  ARC/Florida
  2898 Mahan Drive, Suite 1
  Tallahassee, FL 32308
  (850) 921-0460
  E-mail: arcofflorida@comcast.net
  Web: http://www.arcflorida.org
  

Down Syndrome

• Diane DeBraga, Director
  Broward Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization
  10250 NW 53rd Street
  Sunrise, FL 33351
  (954) 577-4122
  E-mail: jmaia@aol.com
  Web: http://www.bgcdownsyndrome.org
  
• Amy Van Bergen, Executive Director
  Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida
  1137 Edgewater Drive, Suite 101
  Orlando, FL 32804
  (407) 540-1121
  E-mail: info@dsacf.org
  Web: http://www.dsacf.org
  
• (Manatee & Sarasota County)
  Manasota BUDS (Bringing Up Down Syndrome)
  8374 Market Street, #113
  Bradenton, FL 34202
  (941) 907-0499
  E-mail: info@manasotabuds.com
  Web: http://www.manasotabuds.com
  

Epilepsy

• Sheryl Mosley, Program Manager
  Epilepsy Services Program
  Florida Department of Health
  4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A-18
  Tallahassee, FL 32399-1744
  (850) 245-4330, ext. 4366
  E-mail: sheryl_mosley@doh.state.fl.us
  Web: http://www.floridaepilepsy.com
  Web: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/epilepsy/index.html
  

Learning Disabilities

• Cheryl Kron, Executive Secretary
  Learning Disabilities Association of Florida (LDAF)
  331 E. Henry Street
  Punta Gorda, FL 33950
  (941) 637-8957
  E-mail: ldaf00@sunline.net
  Web: http://www.lda-fl.org
  

Mental Health

• Susanne Homant, Executive Director
  Center for Child and Adolescent Resources
  NAMI-Florida
  911 E. Park Avenue
  Tallahassee, FL 32301
  (850) 671-4445, ext. 23
  E-mail: namifl@namifl.org
  Web: http://www.namifl.org
  

Speech and Hearing

• Tina Kautter, Executive Director
  Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (FLASHA)
  222 S. Westmonte Drive #101
  Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
  (407) 774-7880; (800) 243-3574
  E-mail: tkautter@kmgnet.com
  

Spina Bifida

• Stephanie King, Executive Director
  Spina Bifida Association of Florida of Jacksonville, Inc.
  807 Children's Way
  Jacksonville, FL 32207
  (904) 390-3686; (800) 722-6355
  E-mail: sbaj@sbaj.org
  Web: http://www.sbaj.org