Approaching school exit; adult services not started
Start the New Jersey DDD application
Choose the correct DDD application and submit it with the records you have.
Official sources checked 2026-07-25
Start here
Start the DDD applicationBefore you start
- Age, New Jersey residency, citizenship or qualified status, diagnostic and functional records, Medicaid information, and the Full-versus-Short Application rules on the current DDD page.
Who to contact
A county DDD Community Services Office, DDD.NJApply@dhs.nj.gov for submission, or DDD.BeforeYouApply@dhs.nj.gov for application questions.
Step by step
- Use the current DDD page to determine whether the Full or Short Application applies.
- Complete the application and attach available records showing onset before age 22 and substantial functional limitations.
- Submit through the published county Community Services Office route or DDD application email and retain delivery proof.
Expected next
DDD says a completed application may take up to 60 days; incomplete applications can take longer.
Save this proof
Application copy, attachments list, email or delivery confirmation, county office, received date, missing-items request, and decision notice.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask DDD whether the application is complete, which item is missing, who owns the review, and when the written decision is expected.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
DDD application checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the official sources named below.
- Full or Short Application
- Residency
- Citizenship/status
- Diagnosis
- Functional records
- Pre-age-22 evidence
- Medicaid status
- Delivery proof
Derived from Apply for Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Official resources
Limits
DDD determines eligibility. The guide cannot choose the correct application or predict the decision without the case facts.
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.