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Start the DDS intellectual-disability application
Apply to DDS when the person has intellectual disability that originated before age 18 or has Prader-Willi syndrome.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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DDS eligibility and applicationsBefore you start
- DDS application and HIPAA materials; identity, residence, birth, Social Security, insurance, education, guardianship or conservatorship records when applicable; psychological, cognitive, adaptive, developmental, and medical evidence.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the assigned DDS region or case manager, the DSS Autism Division contact, or the exact contact on the controlling notice. Confirm which agency and program owns the step.
Open DDS regional contacts · Open DSS Autism Waiver contacts
Step by step
- Confirm that DDS—not the DSS Autism Waiver—is the correct lane for the documented condition.
- Complete the current DDS application and HIPAA materials and assemble the listed records.
- Submit through an official DDS route and preserve delivery proof; ask the Eligibility Unit to identify anything missing.
Expected next
An acknowledgment, missing-record request, eligibility review, or written eligibility decision.
Save this proof
Complete application, HIPAA materials, evidence index, delivery proof, contacts, requests, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Contact the DDS Eligibility Unit at DDS.Eligibility@ct.gov or 866-433-8192 and ask it to confirm receipt, missing items, and the next event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start the DDS intellectual-disability application checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Program lane and owner
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from DDS eligibility and applications, Apply for DDS services, DDS intellectual-disability eligibility requirements
Official resources
Limits
This DDS lane is for intellectual disability originating before age 18 or Prader-Willi syndrome. Autism without intellectual disability has a separate DSS Autism Waiver eligibility lane.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from official sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, quality, or service.