Not started or approaching school exit
Complete the DDD application and record
Submit the current DDD application with the psychological and other supporting records DDD requires.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Open the South Dakota DDD Application GuideBefore you start
- Current application, licensed-psychologist evaluation, adult intelligence and adaptive-function testing when applicable, diagnostic and developmental records, school and medical records, signed current choice or rights forms requested by DDD, representative documents, and a dated document index.
Who to contact
Use DDD intake, the assigned CHOICES Case Manager or Family Support Coordinator, DSS, the provider or Agency With Choice vendor, the complete-notice hearing route, crisis service, or Adult Protective Services route that owns this step.
Step by step
- Use the current online or DDD-supported submission route.
- Submit the application and supporting documentation; retain proof.
- Ask DDD to confirm completeness and identify any missing record in writing.
Expected next
Completeness confirmation, missing-record request, ICAP scheduling, or written next step.
Save this proof
Application copy, document index, submissions, confirmation, requests, and contacts.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the DDD Intake Specialist to name the missing element and acceptable record.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Complete the DDD application and record checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result
- Open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Start with South Dakota Developmental Disabilities intake, Open the South Dakota DDD Application Guide
Official resources
Limits
Autism may be a qualifying developmental condition, but diagnosis alone does not establish functional resemblance to intellectual disability, DDD eligibility, ICAP result, level of care, Medicaid, final waiver eligibility, or services.
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.