DDS Consumers by Diagnosis, Early Start Consumers, and Regional Center

Department of Developmental Services (DDS) consumer population by diagnosis and regional center as reported on the Client Development Evaluation Report (CDER). Information reported by Regional Centers to DDS. It is common for a consumer to have a combination of two or more developmental disabilities (Intellectual Disability, Autism, Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, or 5th Category) recorded on their CDER. Early Start consumers do not have CDERs, Early Start and total population counts derived from the Client Master File (CMF).