In a recent accreditation survey by the Joint Commission, the residential programs operated by the Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities achieved a perfect score. CADD Residential is a community based, psychiatric residential treatment program for youth with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), serious emotional disabilities (SEDs), and their caregivers/families. The program provides residential treatment services to youth ages 12 to 21 whose cognitive, developmental, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges prohibit them from functioning safely in their family’s home, school, and community. CADD Residential has four locations, each serving eight residents, in Rhode Island: Hill House (North Providence), Exeter House (Exeter), Rumford House (East Providence), and Heritage House (East Greenwich).

Hill House

Hill House is a residential program in the Fruit Hill section of North Providence, Rhode Island. It serves children 12 to 21 years of age with severe autism spectrum disorders. Children admitted to Hill House require intensive staffing, treatment, and care to ensure that they receive maximum benefit from services, as well as to ensure their personal safety.

Heritage House

Heritage House is in Warwick, RI, and serves teenage boys and girls, ages 12 to 21, with mild intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and mild to moderate behavior disorders such as attention and motivation deficits, as well as social and life skill deficits. This eight-bed residential facility with an emphasis placed on preparing students for transition to varying degrees of "independent living" as they approach young adulthood.

Rumford House

Rumford House is in Rumford, a sub-section of East Providence, RI. Like Heritage House, it is an eight-bed house serving teenage boys, ages 12 to 21, with mild intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and mild to moderate behavior disorders. Emphasis is placed on preparing students for transition to varying degrees of "independent living" as they approach young adulthood.

Exeter House

Exeter House is an eight-bed program located in Exeter, Rhode Island. It serves adolescents, ages 12 to 21, with autism spectrum disorder and/or intellectual disability, as well as mild to moderate behavior disorders. Children admitted to Exeter House require intensive staffing, treatment, and care to ensure that they receive maximum benefit from services, as well as to ensure their personal safety.