Executive Briefings | June 21, 2022
Shifting With A Changing I/DD Services Market Landscape
The intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) market is changing and the support services market is changing as well. About 17% of U.S. children ages 3 to 17 have a developmental disability (DD) of some type. Of these children, 41.6% take prescription medications, 30.6% need mental health treatment, 26.0% see a medical specialist, 25.0% see a physical, occupational, or speech therapist, and 41.9% receive special education services (see 17% Of Children Aged 3 To . . .