Approaching school exit; Florida adult services are not started
Assemble APD eligibility evidence
Build the documentation packet APD needs to evaluate the developmental disability.
Official sources checked 2026-07-26
Start here
Review APD documentation guidanceBefore you start
- Diagnostic records, evaluations, school and medical records, evidence of onset before age 18, and records describing substantial functional limitations.
Who to contact
Assigned APD worker or regional office; record holders supply copies.
Step by step
- Compare available records with APD’s diagnosis-specific documentation guidance.
- Request missing records from schools, clinicians, or prior agencies.
- Upload or deliver the records and keep an itemized submission list.
Expected next
APD accepts the record, requests more information, arranges further evaluation when applicable, or issues a written eligibility decision.
Save this proof
Every submitted record, release, delivery receipt, APD request, evaluation appointment, and decision.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask APD to identify the exact missing element and whether an APD-arranged evaluation route applies.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Eligibility evidence index
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Document
- Date
- Author
- Diagnosis
- Onset
- Functional area
- Submitted
- Receipt
Derived from Get Started with APD Services, APD Documentation of a Developmental Disability, Florida Statute 393.065 — Application and Eligibility
Official resources
Limits
Beyond Childhood cannot determine whether a record proves a qualifying diagnosis or substantial functional limitation.
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.