Not started or approaching school exit
Build the DDDS eligibility record
Organize the diagnostic, developmental, intellectual, adaptive, medical, and functional evidence required for the person's eligibility pathway.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Apply for DDDS servicesBefore you start
- Current standardized intellectual, adaptive, autism, Prader-Willi, brain-injury, medical, psychological, and school records as applicable; onset and developmental history; releases; prior evaluations; and representative documents.
Who to contact
Start with DDDS Applicant Services or the assigned Community Navigator, Support Coordinator, or Family Resource Coordinator. Use the complete notice for review or appeal and the correct DDDS incident or APS route for safety concerns.
Step by step
- Use the current DDDS criteria and assessment list rather than assuming autism alone is sufficient.
- Create an evidence index and respond to the exact missing-document request.
- Ask DDDS to identify when the application became complete and preserve the written eligibility determination and next steps.
Expected next
A completeness confirmation, request for updated or additional evidence, or written eligibility decision.
Save this proof
Criteria used, evidence index, records, submissions, contacts, completeness date, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask Applicant Services to name the missing criterion or record category and the source of the current request.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Build the DDDS eligibility record checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Apply for DDDS services, About DDDS eligibility and adult services
Official resources
Limits
An autism diagnosis alone does not establish DDDS eligibility. DDDS eligibility does not establish Medicaid, Lifespan Waiver or DSHP Plus eligibility, plan approval, provider availability, or start.
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.