Not started or approaching school exit
Build the disability record
Organize records for the Long-Term Care Functional Screen without assuming that an autism diagnosis alone establishes program eligibility.
Official sources checked 2026-07-29
Start here
Developmental disability definitions and resourcesBefore you start
- Developmental history, diagnosis and onset evidence, school and psychological records, adaptive and daily-function information, health and behavioral needs, supervision, communication, employment, current supports, risks, and prior determinations.
Who to contact
Start with the local ADRC or Tribal ADRS. After enrollment, use the selected MCO care team or IRIS consultant agency and fiscal employer agent. For an adverse action, use the exact notice and program-specific rights route.
Step by step
- Create an index showing what each record documents about disability, onset, daily activities, risks, and support needs.
- Describe actual support needed across settings and identify knowledgeable people who can participate in the screen.
- Ask the screener which evidence is missing and preserve the exact information used for the functional result.
Expected next
A screen appointment, request for more information, completed screen, or written functional-eligibility result.
Save this proof
Evidence index, records, submissions, contact log, screen notes, corrections, and result.
If this stalls or the answer is no
Ask the certified screener to identify the unresolved screen item and the official route for correcting material information.
Beyond Childhood planning aid
Build the disability record checklist
A Beyond Childhood planning aid derived from the cited official sources.
- Owner and program
- Date started
- Documents supplied
- Written result or confirmation
- Current open dependency
- Next event and date
- Escalation contact
Derived from Developmental disability definitions and resources, Long-Term Care Functional Screen overview, Long-Term Care Functional Screen eligibility results
Official resources
Limits
Wisconsin's general developmental-disability definition and the federal definition used for intellectual/developmental-disability waiver eligibility are not interchangeable. Beyond Childhood does not infer eligibility from diagnosis.
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.