DSS – Autism Spectrum Disorder Waiver Program

Type of Insurance Accepted: We are the payee of the supports and services listed above; therefore, individuals must have Medicaid and providers must be credentialed through GT Independence as an approved Autism waiver provider.

Type of care Provided: On Site, In Home & Virtual (supports and services provided through the Autism waiver are intended to help individuals to remain in the home and community)

Ages: The ASD waiver helps individuals between ages 3 through the lifespan.

The Department of Social Services Waiver for Persons with Autism provides home-and community-based services to individuals with autism who do not have an intellectual disability (a full IQ score of 70 or higher). 

To qualify, an individual must have substantial limitations in two or more of the following major life activities: (1) self-care, (2) understanding and use of language, (3) learning, (4) mobility, (5) self-direction, or (6) capacity for independent living. The functional impairments must have been diagnosed before age 22 and be expected to continue indefinitely.

The following services and supports, which are capped at $50,000 annually per participant, are available under the waiver:

Clinical Behavioral Supports / Social Skills Group / Job Coaching / Life Skills Coach / Community Mentor / Individual Goods and Services / Personal Emergency Response System / Respite / Assistive Technology / Interpreter / Non-Medical Transportation / Nutrition / Specialized Driving / Assessment / Live-in Companion’=

Additional supports and services to list:

• Environmental Accessibility Adaptations
• Participant Training and Engagement to Support Goal Attainment and Independence (CAPABLE)
• Remote Supports
• Training and Counseling Services for Unpaid Caregivers Supporting Participants (COPE)

Link to Autism Support: https://portal.ct.gov/dss/health-and-home-care/autism-spectrum-disorder—asd/autism-spectrum-disorder—asd?language=en_US