Developmental Disabilities
- Montgomery County Public Schools - Early Childhood Intervention through School to Work Transition
- Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) - View Step-by-Step Guides to the DDA Application Process
- Montgomery County Community Support Network for People with Disabilities
- School to Transition Guidance for Youth with Developmental Disabilities, Families & The Professionals Who Support Them
- Developmental Disabilities - Montgomery County Disability Network Directory
- Autism Resources - Montgomery County Disability Network Directory
Montgomery County Public Schools Programs for Children with Developmental Disabilities/Delays
- Child Find
- Infants & Toddlers
- Child Find
- Autism Waiver
- School to Work Transition Services Unit
- Connecting School and Adult Life Brochure (PDF)
Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA)
301-362-5100 (Voice) • 301-362-5131 (TTY) • 1-888-207-2479 (Toll Free)
To determine eligibility for DDA funded services, individuals must apply to Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration for these programs that are then administered by local
Coordination of Community Services Agencies.
- Behavior Support
- Individual and Family Support
- Coordination of Community Services
- Employment
- Housing
- Low Intensity Support Services
- Nursing
- Self-Directed Services
- Transitioning Youth with Disabilities
Provider Directory
New
DDA online provider directory launched December 2022. The new directory makes it easier for people to find providers in their area based on county, waiver type, service and/or through a keyword search.
Step-by-Step Guide to the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Process
Potomac Community Resources, in collaboration with DDA, has produced five short videos to help families and developmental disability professionals throughout the State of Maryland learn about the services and supports offered by DDA and how to access them. All videos include ASL simultaneous interpretation.
- The DDA Application Process and Submission
- DDA’s Eligibility Determination Categories
- The Services Offered by DDA
- The Role of the Coordinator of Community Services (CCS)
- Different DDA Medicaid Waivers
240-777-1216 (Voice)
Community Support Network for People with Disabilities (CSN) provides services that enable individuals to remain in their home or in the least restrictive environment and provides general support, guidance, and assistance to clients with developmental disabilities and their families. This program area coordinates and monitors services and supports (including crisis management, intervention, and school-to-work transition assistance) to people with developmental disabilities eligible to receive services through the State Developmental Disabilities Administration (Coordination of Community Services Program); provides service coordination to eligible young people funded under the Maryland Home and Community Based Services Waiver for Children (ages 0-21) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Autism Waiver Program); and provides financial assistance to State-funded providers who serve adults with developmental disabilities.
- The My Turn program provides support and assistance to families with children ages three to thirteen who have developmental disabilities and are not connected with State of Maryland resources. Services include outreach, assistance with summer camp placements and other programmatic and financial assistance.
- CSN also conducts site visits to group homes that serve developmentally disabled clients in the County and monitors contracts that provide services to people with various disabilities including visual and hearing impairments.
- CSN Autism Waiver staff coordinate with Montgomery County Public Schools staff and monitor services for children (ages 0 - 21) in the program who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Through the Autism Waiver Program, students and families receive respite care, environmental accessibility adaptations, family training, supported adult life planning, and intensive individual support services in the home and community, therapeutic integration service, service coordination and, in some cases, residential habilitation.
- The Coordination of Community Services (CCS) program is one of six agencies in the County that provides case management services to eligible school to work transition students and adults people who have developmental disabilities and are eligible for the Maryland DDA Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver services.
- Respite Services provides short-term temporary relief to unpaid live-in caregivers/families who are providing full-time care to children with severe medical conditions, children/adults with disabilities, or frail seniors. Care is provided by trained, certified care workers in the family’s home or in a respite care facility. Services provided by The Arc through a county contract.
- CSN provides County financial assistance to State-funded providers who serve adults with developmental disabilities.