Clients

We currently provide services to adults residing in Orange County with developmental disabilities. Developmental disabilities include autism, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disabilities. A developmental disability is defined as a disability that is attributable to any of the following conditions:

Intelectual Disability (mild, moderate, severe)
Down Syndrome
Cerebral palsy
Epilepsy
Autism
Disabling conditions found to be closely related to intellectual/cognitive disability or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with intellectual disabilities

(This definition does not include any handicapping condition that is solely psychiatric, solely a learning disability or solely physical in nature.) In addition to the above, the disability must:

Originate before age 18
Be likely to continue indefinitely
Constitute a “substantial disability” for the individual as defined by Title 17, Section 54001 of the California Code of Regulations. Additional details regarding how a substantial disability is defined can be found in ARCA’s Clinical Recommendations for Defining Substantial Disability.

Clients

Intelectual Disability (mild, moderate, severe)

Down Syndrome

Cerebral palsy

Epilepsy

Autism

Disabling conditions found to be closely related to intellectual/cognitive disability or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with intellectual disabilities

Originate before age 18

Be likely to continue indefinitely

Constitute a “substantial disability” for the individual as defined by Title 17, Section 54001 of the California Code of Regulations. Additional details regarding how a substantial disability is defined can be found in ARCA’s Clinical Recommendations for Defining Substantial Disability.