To break down barriers against people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD), one must gain knowledge and understanding of these challenges first.

Developmental disability and intellectual disability are two very distinct conditions. Though both may include intellectual disabilities under developmental disabilities, the two are still different conditions.

Developmental disabilities are lifelong conditions that affect one or both aspects of a person’s functioning. In contrast, intellectual disabilities are impairments significantly hindering a person’s ability to learn and apply new information.

Disabilities can be physical, such as congenital blindness, or both intellectual and developmental, like those with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.

There are a lot of households with their loved ones with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Getting them quality care as soon as possible is critical if you want them to develop to their full potential.

For example, Medicaid has a waiver program called Home and Community-based Services (HCS) that offers services to people with IDD/RC so they can remain as independent as possible in their own homes and communities.

To guarantee that the services provided to each client with IDD/RC meet their unique requirements, A-1 Affinity Care, an HCS program provider in Texas, encourages clients and their families to collaborate on creating a personalized plan of care (IPC).

To learn more about our HCS Program in Houston, Texas, you can always contact us today at a1affinitycareinfo@gmail.com.