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Provider Profile: CARD (Center for Autism and Related Disorders)

Snapshot

Most recent review: December 2025

Provider Name: Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD)
Footprint: Multi-state
Scale: Large, multi-site provider
Care Model: Center-based and in-home ABA services
Growth Posture: Restructuring / stabilization

Operating Context

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) presents itself as a long-established ABA provider with a national footprint and deep clinical heritage. Public-facing materials emphasize individualized treatment planning, parent involvement, and continuity of care across multiple service settings.

The organization’s positioning reflects providers balancing legacy scale and brand recognition with the need to adapt operating models to current market and reimbursement dynamics.

Operational Signals

Staffing & Supervision
Public descriptions emphasize clinical oversight and individualized care planning, suggesting continued focus on supervision structures and clinical governance.

Intake & Access
Service offerings across both clinic-based and in-home settings imply intake workflows designed to support a broad range of family needs and referral sources.

Scheduling & Delivery
A mixed delivery model across a national footprint suggests operational complexity related to site management, therapist deployment, and service consistency.

Revenue / Payor Context
Multi-state operations imply engagement with diverse payor environments and regulatory frameworks, with ongoing attention to operational efficiency.

Technology Signals

Practice Management: Not publicly specified
Operations / Care Delivery: Not publicly specified

Why This Provider Appears in Coverage

CARD is referenced in analysis examining how legacy ABA providers adapt long-standing clinical models and national footprints to evolving operational and financial realities

Disclosure

This Provider Card is based on publicly observable information available at the time of writing. Public materials may lag real-time operational changes, particularly during periods of growth, restructuring, or system transition.

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