The St. Louis Office for Developmental Disability Resources has a mission to ensure individuals with developmental disabilities in the City of St. Louis have quality services, choices, and full inclusion.
They provide targeted case management for individuals aged 3 and up, and fund a selection of services in St. Louis City.
You can click here to find your local Regional Office.
Talk to an intake worker.
Complete application provided by Regional Office and send it back.
To be determined eligible by disability you must have a developmental disability attributed to:
Intellectual disability
Cerebral palsy
Epilepsy
Head injury
Autism
Learning disability related to a brain dysfunction
Any other mental or physical impairment which occurs before age 22 expected to continue indefinitely.
Must have a lifelong extended duration.
Must show substantial functional limitations in 2 or more major life activities:
Self-care
Language development--receptive and expressive
Learning
Self-direction
Capacity for independent living or economic self-sufficiency
Mobility
To be determined financially eligible you must be Medicaid eligible.
Once determined eligible, you can either obtain case management services with DMH (the Regional Office)
Or
You can receive case management services with DDR.
If you have questions about funded services reach out to a Family Navigator.