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What is the APD? (pdf)

Guardianship  and Alternatives

  • Client Advocate: Instructions (pdf) Application Form (pdf) 393.0651(4), F.S. allows a person receiving services through the Developmental Disabilities Program to appoint (with approval of the Support Planning Committee) a family member or friend to become officially recognized as a client advocate.  The client advocate may assume a variety of roles depending on the needs and wishes of the individual.  For example, a client advocate can assist you with understanding information but may not make the decisions for you.
  • Advance Directives  for Living Wills,  Health Care Directives, Health Care Surrogate Designation, and Organ Donation.  The information resides on the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) web site.  
  • Protecting Legal Rights - It's in Your Hands (brochure pdf)

Services Your Child May Receive  (pdf)
    
    (from the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)) 

How to Start a Social Group (pdf) 

District 1 District 9
District 2 District 10
District 3 District 11
District 4 District 12
SunCoast Region District 13
District 7 District 14
District 8 District 15

FL Statutes, Reports, Policies & Procedures

 

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