California's 21 Regional Centers serve people with developmental disabilities, and Early Start serves infants and toddlers (0–3).
Who is eligible
- Early Start: children under 3 with a developmental delay or risk.
- Lanterman services: people with autism, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or similar conditions that began before age 18.
Services
Service coordination, respite, therapies, social skills, day programs and more – at no cost to families for many services.
General information, not legal advice.