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Regional center · FDLRC

Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center

Serves part of Los Angeles County. Figures below are reported by the California Department of Developmental Services for the whole catchment area.

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Regional centers · DDS

People served with an autism diagnosis on record

Monthly counts of people the center serves whose record includes an autism diagnosis. People not receiving regional center services are not included.

Autism diagnosis on record7,522Through Nov 30, 2025California Department of Developmental Services
Twelve months earlier6,701Through Nov 30, 2024California Department of Developmental Services
People served with an autism diagnosis on record, by monthFrank D. Lanterman Regional Center, Dec 2014 to Nov 2025
02,0004,0006,0008,0002014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420257,522
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PeriodFDLRC
20143,515
20153,553
20153,573
20153,605
20153,619
20153,646
20153,661
20153,681
20153,712
20153,732
20153,739
20153,755
20153,748
20163,773
20163,779
20163,806
20163,830
20163,845
20163,879
20163,918
20163,905
20163,916
20163,940
20163,946
20163,965
20173,972
20174,004
20174,027
20174,052
20174,085
20174,105
20174,145
20174,179
20174,180
20174,218
20174,236
20174,276
20184,282
20184,291
20184,314
20184,336
20184,353
20184,373
20184,374
20184,401
20184,433
20184,465
20184,491
20184,520
20194,541
20194,564
20194,596
20194,611
20194,642
20194,655
20194,677
20194,717
20194,731
20194,753
20194,784
20194,817
20204,847
20204,879
20204,888
20204,875
20204,873
20204,903
20204,929
20204,954
20204,949
20204,955
20204,965
20204,959
20214,955
20214,977
20214,989
20215,018
20215,041
20215,065
20215,084
20215,110
20215,139
20215,147
20215,168
20215,181
20225,195
20225,190
20225,205
20225,246
20225,275
20225,334
20225,357
20225,430
20225,461
20225,504
20225,584
20225,609
20235,660
20235,713
20235,736
20235,787
20235,842
20235,854
20235,925
20235,964
20236,030
20236,022
20236,060
20236,116
20246,176
20246,242
20246,333
20246,371
20246,404
20246,454
20246,512
20246,576
20246,635
20246,635
20246,701
20246,730
20256,766
20256,843
20257,000
20257,042
20257,119
20257,183
20257,236
20257,336
20257,350
20257,451
20257,522

What this measures: Counts people served by a regional center, not everyone with the condition. One person can have several diagnoses, so these counts cannot be added together. Figures cover the center's whole catchment area and are not split by county.

To ask FDLRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Caseload by status

Everyone on FDLRC's caseload at the end of each month, from DDS's Monthly Consumer Caseload report. This counts people of every age and every qualifying condition, not only autism.

Early Start, under 31,649Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 7.1% from 1,775 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
In intake, age 3 and older284Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 7.8% from 308 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Provisionally eligible (under age 5)452Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Down 12.1% from 514 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
All people served14,873Caseload at end of Sep 2026

Up 4.0% from 14,299 in Sep 2025

California Department of Developmental Services
Early Start, intake and provisional eligibility, by monthFrank D. Lanterman Regional Center, Jun 2022 to Sep 2026
05001,0001,5002,0002022-062022-122023-062023-122024-062024-122025-062025-122026-062026-091,649284452
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PeriodEarly Start, under 3In intake, 3 and olderProvisional
2022-061,62919493
2022-071,603183101
2022-081,645208110
2022-091,642228120
2024-051,762269315
2024-061,782288332
2024-071,761288338
2024-081,721292357
2024-091,715295368
2024-101,738295378
2024-111,765282392
2024-121,765259408
2025-011,771246417
2025-021,750255445
2025-031,768269477
2025-041,783277478
2025-051,833305480
2025-061,848282485
2025-071,796286483
2025-081,767309504
2025-091,775308514
2025-101,773324501
2025-111,774275514
2025-121,761221511
2026-011,733226516
2026-021,758261497
2026-031,741265493
2026-041,740279491
2026-051,721312469
2026-061,703283448
2026-071,666303461
2026-081,645281447
2026-091,649284452

The line breaks where DDS has no usable report: the files DDS posted between November 2022 and April 2024 all repeat the June 2022 report, so those 19 months are left empty rather than filled in.

What this measures: Everyone on the regional center's caseload at the end of the report month, by DDS status: intake (status 0, being evaluated), Early Start (status 1, under age 3), active under the Lanterman Act (status 2), state-operated (status 8) and provisional eligibility (status U, children under 5). DDS redacts cells of 1 to 10 people and builds its totals by rounding each redacted cell to the nearest ten, so a total can differ from the true count by a few people per redacted cell. Regional centers report for their whole catchment area, never by county.

To ask FDLRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Spending on purchased services

What FDLRC paid vendors for services in FY 2024–25 (July to June), from DDS's Annual Purchase of Service Report. Staff time at the regional center itself, including intake and service coordination, is not included.

Total purchase-of-service spending$439.1MFiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $340.9M

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person counted$26,847Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: $22,460

California Department of Developmental Services
Share of authorized services used61.8%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 64.2%

California Department of Developmental Services
People with no purchased services16.1%Fiscal year 2024–25 (July–June)

FY 2023–24: 17.5%

California Department of Developmental Services
Spending per person, by ageFrank D. Lanterman Regional Center, FY 2024–25. Statewide figures for comparison.
  • Ages 0–2 · FDLRC$9,578
  • Ages 0–2 · California$6,574
  • Ages 3–21 · FDLRC$13,681
  • Ages 3–21 · California$9,632
  • Ages 22 and older · FDLRC$62,064
  • Ages 22 and older · California$55,401
Race or ethnicity, all ages, FY 2024–25
Race or ethnicityPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
American Indian or Alaska Native14$17,793$29,522Suppressed
Asian1,937$32,058$23,31216.2%
Black or African American1,271$34,729$33,29316.1%
Hispanic7,740$20,075$16,12417.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander13$47,168$24,565Suppressed
Other race or more than one532$20,955$13,66511.1%
White4,848$34,129$39,59013.9%
Preferred language, all ages, FY 2024–25
Preferred languagePeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Other1,198$36,431$31,9029.5%
Chinese58$20,730$30,220Suppressed
English11,324$28,067$25,11116.9%
Spanish3,761$20,150$15,89415.6%
Vietnamese14$44,985$20,317Suppressed
Qualifying condition, all ages, FY 2024–25
Qualifying conditionPeople countedSpending per personStatewide per personNo purchased services
Autism7,850$25,440$18,99022.1%
Cerebral palsy771$59,861$50,4509.9%
Epilepsy1,119$70,167$58,50512.9%
Fifth category1,878$29,794$26,94217.3%
Intellectual disability4,138$55,287$44,45815.2%
Other4,116$7,829$5,3224.2%

What this measures: Fiscal year July to June. People counted are those active in January of the fiscal year or with any purchased service during it; someone who moved between regional centers can be counted at both. Spending covers services the regional center bought from vendors (purchase of service), not its own staff. Per-person spending divides by everyone counted, including people with no purchases, and is not adjusted for age or need: centers serving more adults in residential care spend more per person. DDS suppresses small cells. DDS changed how race and language are recorded late in FY 2024–25 and advises caution comparing those groups across years.

Compare all 21 regional centers

To ask FDLRC for an evaluation, find its intake line in the DDS regional center directory. Early Start covers children under 3; regional center eligibility covers people 3 and older.

Regional centers · DDS

Other qualifying conditions on record

A person can have more than one of these diagnoses, so the rows overlap. Adding them up would count some people twice.

Condition (DDS data dictionary)People with this diagnosis on recordThrough
Autism spectrum disorder7,522Nov 30, 2025
Intellectual disability3,912Nov 30, 2025
Cerebral palsy719Nov 30, 2025
Epilepsy1,063Nov 30, 2025
Fifth category1,589Nov 30, 2025
How to ask for an evaluation

Intake at Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center

We have not yet checked FDLRC's intake contacts ourselves. The DDS regional center directory lists its phone numbers and offices. Children under 3 can be referred to Early Start without a doctor's referral; people 3 and older can apply for regional center eligibility.

Counties in this catchment area

Los Angeles County, shared with other regional centers

Los Angeles

Catchment description as published by DDS: “The Frank D. Lanterman Regional Center serves the health districts of Central, Glendale, Hollywood-Wilshire, and Pasadena within the county of Los Angeles.”

Sources

Where these numbers come from

Figures are copied from public files without adjustment. Suppressed cells stay blank. Each source's own definitions apply.

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  1. Regional centers · DDSDDS Consumers by Diagnosis, Early Start Consumers, and Regional CenterCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, via the California Open Data Portal (CC BY)
    Editions used
    ckan-2026-10-08
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    Oct 16, 2026
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  2. Regional centers · DDSDDS Monthly Consumer Caseload, Regional Center Caseloads by StatusCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Monthly Consumer Caseload report
    Editions used
    2026-09
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; DDS de-identified public release
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  3. Regional centers · DDSDDS Annual Purchase of Service (POS) Reports, machine-readableCalifornia Department of Developmental Services, Annual Purchase of Service Reports (WIC 4519.5)
    Editions used
    2024-25
    Retrieved
    Oct 17, 2026
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    Public information; de-identified under the CalHHS De-Identification Guidelines
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