Autism Resources in Miami, Florida

Miami anchors South Florida and holds one of the state's deepest concentrations of autism services — a broad set of ABA and pediatric therapy providers, autism-specific charter and private schools, and major academic diagnostic hubs at the University of Miami and Nicklaus Children's Hospital. The distinctive local asset is UM-NSU CARD, a free, university-based Center for Autism and Related Disabilities that serves Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe counties at no cost across the lifespan. This guide walks Miami families through diagnosis, therapy, schools, community and sensory-friendly activities, and how Florida's funding programs work — with honest notes on waitlists and on Spanish-language access, which matters in a metro where a large share of families speak Spanish at home.