DDS result or adult handoff is unresolved
Start the autism-only DDS service path
Ask the Autism Service Coordinator to begin goal and service planning for an eligible adult without intellectual disability.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Services for adults with autism onlyBefore you start
- Eligibility decision, school-exit status, goals, current supports, functional needs, risks, employment or college plans, home-support needs, and preferred communication.
Who to contact
Use the official destination above, the DDS Area Office assigned by city or town, the service coordinator, the operating agency, or the exact contact on the controlling notice.
Step by step
- Confirm the person is in the adult community-developmental-disability or autism-only service lane.
- Meet with the Autism Service Coordinator and document goals, needs, available programs, referrals, and owners.
- Track each referral, funding decision, provider response, and service start separately.
Expected next
A coordinator meeting, service plan, referral, program response, or documented resource limitation.
Save this proof
Eligibility letter, coordinator details, meeting notes, plan, referrals, responses, and next event.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Call the DDS Autism Division at 617-624-7778 or the Area Office and ask which service-planning step is open.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Start the autism-only DDS service path checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and date started
- Documents supplied
- Confirmation or notice
- Current status
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from DDS eligibility for adults with autism, Services for adults with autism only, Roles of DDS Area, Regional, and Central Offices
Official resources
Limits
The three DDS adult intellectual-disability HCBS waivers are not generalized here to adults in the autism-only lane.
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.