Autism needs are clear; DDA eligibility is uncertain or denied
Pursue systems with different rules
Pursue systems with different rules: DORS/VR, SSI or disabled-adult-child benefits, Medicaid/health resources, housing assistance, and local disability supports.
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Request DORS servicesBefore you start
- A needs list organized by employment, income, health, housing, and local supports; each program uses its own eligibility rules.
Who to contact
The named program for its decision; Maryland 211 for local referral navigation.
Step by step
- Request DORS screening for employment-related services.
- Use official Social Security pages to screen SSI and adult-child benefit questions.
- Use Maryland’s Section 811 page for housing criteria and the authorized-support-professional route.
- Use Maryland 211 to identify local disability, caregiver, health, or housing referrals.
Expected next
A submitted screening or request, named contact, and next date for each relevant system.
Save this proof
A parallel-path tracker containing each request, confirmation, missing item, decision, and review route.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Save each program’s decision and use its own help, review, or appeal route; use Maryland 211 for additional local referrals.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Independent-program tracker
This is a screening aid, not a finding of eligibility or availability.
- Program
- Need addressed
- Rule or screening page
- Request date
- Contact
- Confirmation
- Missing item
- Next date
- Review route
Derived from DORS Pre-Employment Transition Services, SSA Information for Parents, Supplemental Security Income, Maryland Section 811 Program
Official resources
Limits
This is a screening list, not eligibility, legal, financial, medical, or benefits advice.
Beyond Childhood’s checklists and prompts are planning aids derived from the linked sources. They are not official forms, legal advice, eligibility decisions, or guarantees of funding, capacity, or service.