South Carolina Department of Disabilities & Special Needs March 2013 Presentation: Pervasive Developmental Disorder Program

On February 6, 2014, the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) said in a legislative budget request that it anticipates a 14% increase in demand for state-funded autism services due to the new definition of autism in the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V). Statewide more than 6,500 people have applied for DDSN-funded autism-related services; 920 are eligible because they qualify under the new DSM-V criteria. This document, released in March 2013, presents details about DDSN’s Pervasive Developmental Disorder waiver program. Details include enrollment, demand, services, and participant outcomes . . .