Not started or approaching school exit
Start the DDDS application
Use the current online or paper DDDS application, include available required records, and preserve submission proof.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
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Apply for DDDS servicesBefore you start
- Identity and Delaware residence information, developmental and medical history, diagnosis, psychological and adaptive-function assessments, education records, releases, Medicaid information, representative documents, preferred language, and contact details.
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
- Review the current guidance and required-document list before applying.
- Submit online or use the current English or Spanish paper route and save the complete packet and delivery proof.
- Track the receipt acknowledgment, missing-document list, complete-application date, and written eligibility decision separately.
Expected next
DDDS states that it sends a receipt acknowledgment within seven days, identifies missing documentation, and makes an eligibility determination within 30 days after the application is complete.
Save this proof
Application, attachments, delivery proof, acknowledgment, missing-document list, complete date, contacts, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call Applicant Services at the published number and ask it to confirm receipt, completeness, missing records, and the next written event.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start the DDDS application 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
Seven days applies to acknowledgment of receipt. Thirty days applies only after the application is complete. Neither is a guaranteed total application timeline or proof of eligibility, Medicaid, waiver access, 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.