Not started or approaching school exit
Start the Georgia DD application
Start or submit the Individual IDD Connects application, or use the verified paper route through the correct DBHDD Regional Field Office.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Apply for DD ServicesBefore you start
- Identity and contact information, diagnosis and developmental history, current needs and supports, and the diagnostic, school, adaptive, psychological, and medical records named in the application instructions.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the county-assigned DBHDD Regional Field Office, the contact on the controlling notice, or the program-specific help route cited here.
Step by step
- Use the county selector to identify the responsible Regional Field Office.
- Open Individual IDD Connects from the official application page and create an account, or download the paper application.
- Complete and submit the application and required documents; starting an online application is not the same as submitting it.
Expected next
Regional staff review the submission, contact the applicant about missing material, and route a complete application for pre-eligibility review.
Save this proof
Account confirmation, submitted application, uploaded-file list or delivery proof, missing-item requests, and every written result.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call the Regional Field Office and ask whether the application was submitted, what is missing, who owns review, and what written event comes next; use Constituent Services if the regional route cannot resolve the process.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start the Georgia DD application checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents or information supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Apply for DD Services, Find a Regional Field Office
Official resources
Limits
An application is not a pre-eligibility finding, waiver eligibility, funding approval, provider acceptance, or service 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.