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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, learning disabilities, and ADHD.

  • 23,711Confirmed Profiles
  • 196,205Registry Listings
  • 85,165specific to this area
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The Family Journey

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A map for every stage of your family's journey

Eight stages most families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities pass through, from the first diagnosis to planning for the years ahead. Each stage shows what to do now, what to start planning, and the services to look for nearby, with a free printable guide.

  1. Diagnosis
  2. Early childhood
  3. School years
  4. Transition
  5. After graduation
  6. A place to live
  7. Work
  8. The future

Open The Family Journey Download the free guide (PDF)

Search by condition or focus

Counts are listings nationwide. Every search also includes services open to any disability, which you can switch off.

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Who it serves

Narrow any search to the people a service is built for.

Long-term care settings

Search by state

Pick a state on the map or in the list. Darker states have more intellectual and developmental listings. Inside a search, the Map view shows every county.

Alabama: 3,266 listingsAlaska: 1,560 listingsArizona: 3,822 listingsArkansas: 1,432 listingsCalifornia: 16,890 listingsColorado: 5,083 listingsConnecticut: 2,738 listingsDelaware: 979 listingsDistrict of Columbia: 980 listingsFlorida: 21,573 listingsGeorgia: 7,036 listingsHawaii: 732 listingsIdaho: 996 listingsIllinois: 6,604 listingsIndiana: 4,425 listingsIowa: 1,533 listingsKansas: 1,437 listingsKentucky: 3,241 listingsLouisiana: 5,505 listingsMaine: 1,545 listingsMaryland: 7,022 listingsMassachusetts: 3,712 listingsMichigan: 6,583 listingsMinnesota: 4,672 listingsMississippi: 1,680 listingsMissouri: 4,420 listingsMontana: 521 listingsNebraska: 1,267 listingsNevada: 2,025 listingsNew Hampshire: 652 listingsNew Jersey: 7,871 listingsNew Mexico: 1,093 listingsNew York: 14,481 listingsNorth Carolina: 9,098 listingsNorth Dakota: 686 listingsOhio: 10,421 listingsOklahoma: 1,341 listingsOregon: 1,292 listingsPennsylvania: 8,600 listingsRhode Island: 578 listingsSouth Carolina: 2,890 listingsSouth Dakota: 501 listingsTennessee: 3,993 listingsTexas: 16,508 listingsUtah: 1,196 listingsVermont: 237 listingsVirginia: 8,021 listingsWashington: 2,061 listingsWest Virginia: 761 listingsWisconsin: 3,768 listingsWyoming: 512 listings

FewerMore listingsClick a state to open it. Every state is also listed below.

How to get enrolled

Pick your state to see how to apply for Medicaid and the intellectual and developmental programs it pays for, with steps and your local office.

Key contacts in every state

The Resources and data tab lists these statewide agencies and networks for your state, with the numbers behind this area.

  • Council on Developmental Disabilities

    Federally funded councils that advocate for and fund projects that improve life for people with developmental disabilities.

  • Early Intervention (IDEA Part C)

    The state program for infants and toddlers, birth to age 3, with developmental delays or disabilities.

  • Parent Training and Information Centers

    Free help for families of children with disabilities, including special education rights and IEPs.

  • University Centers and LEND programs

    University centers for research, training, and services in developmental disabilities (UCEDDs and LEND programs).

  • The Arc chapters

    State and local chapters of The Arc, advocating with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

  • College programs for students with IDD

    Inclusive college programs listed by Think College.

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