KIDS FIRST! Understand their differences. Focus on their needs. Educate them.

Alexander Graham Bell Ass'n. for the Deaf, MI Chapter

Mark Reeve

829 Park Lane

Grosse Pointe Park, MI  48230

313-331-2378

One and two week camps for oral hearing impanired - grades 4-8

 

Birmingham PS Transition Coordinator

Barbara Dean

bd04bps@birmingham.k12.mi.us

(248) 703-3029 cell

(248) 203-3536 Groves High School

(248) 203-3833 Seaholm High School

 

Autism ASK

Stephanie Harlan

4345 Meigs Ave.  Ste. A

Waterford, MI  48329

248-618-1275

www.autismask.com

The mission of Autism ASK is to provide advocacy, support and knowledge to the autism spectrum community.

 

Blue Sky

Darlene Garrison, Barry Feldman

P.O. Box 25

Milford, MI  48381

248-545-8181

www.campbluesky.net

Together with YMCA Camp Ohiyesa, Camp Blue Sky provides an outdoor day camp for the special needs population and is staffed with experienced and qualified adult counselors

 

Beaumont Center for Children's Rehab.

Debbie Adsit

4949 Coolidge Hwy.

Royal Oak, MI  48073

248-655-5687

www.beaumonthospitals.com

Year-round adapted programs for children of diverse ages and needs

 

Brain Core Therapy of West Bloomfield

Dr. Eric Mintz

5640 W. Maple Rd.  #300

W. Bloomfield, MI  48322

248-862-2202

www.drericmintz.com

Drugless, non-invasive approach for children and adults with ADD/ADHD, autism, LD, anxiety, insomnia, migraine/tension headaches, and memory loss

Beverly Hills Speech and Language Services

Mary Ann Derkacz

31231 W. Chelton Dr.

Beverly Hills, MI  48025

248-890-0270

In home speech and language therapy for 18 mos - 6 yrs. old.

 

Camp Grace Bentley

Nancy Perri

1877 Maryland Blvd.

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-792-7017

www.campgracebentley.org

Residential camp for children with special needs.

 

Birmingham PS Disability Awareness Workshop

JoEllen Schwartz

550 W. Merrill St.

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-646-5172

www.birmingham.k12.mi.us

The Disability Awareness Workshop (DAW) is a hands-on, activity-based workshop to help students understand the challenges of daily living for individuals with disabilites.

 

Center for ASD, Summer B.L.A.S.T. Program

Sheryl Rosin

640 N. Woodward  #203

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-723-4273

www.centerforasd.com

Behavior, Language, Auditory, Sensory Therapies, 8 week program, ages 3-6

 

 

Center for Speech and Language

Beverly Gough

1635 W. Big Beaver

Troy, MI  48084

248-816-7000

www.speechlanguage.com

Speech and language, auditory processing center

 

Early On

Dawn Koger

2111 Pontiac Lake Rd.

Waterford, MI  48328

248-797-6923

www.oakland.k12.mi.us/earlychildhood

Support to schools/parents for children birth - 8

 

Children's Hospital of Michigan Autism Center

Geralyn DeBoard

41935 12 Mile Rd., Ste. 202

Novi, MI  48377

248-305-6193

Service provider

 

Easter Seals - Michigan

Kathie Klingensmith

2399 E. Walton Blvd.

Auburn Hills, MI  48326

586-524-2005

www.essmichigan.org

Easter Seals - Michigan's mission is to create solutions that change lives of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs, and their families.

 

Crawl, Walk, Jump, Run Therapy Clinic

Maureen Kijek

43239 Schoenherr

Sterling Heights, MI  48313

586-323-2957

www.crawlwalkjumprun.com

Intensive physical, occupational and speech therapy

 

The EmpowerADD Project

Jeff Lane

29655 W. 14 Mile Rd.

Farmington Hills, MI  48334

248-420-1590

www.empowerADD.org

Support group for older teens and adults with AD/HD.

 

Discovery Toys

Terry Landa

13139 Winchester Ave.

Huntington Woods, MI  48070

248-547-3629

www.terrysbiz.com

Developmental educational products for all children.

 

 

Eton Academy

Pete Pullen

1755 Melton

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-642-1150

www.etonacademy.org

Independent school, grades 1-12, specializes in educating students with learning challenges.

 

Dutton Farms, Inc.

Michele Smither

2270 Dutton Rd.

Rochester, MI  48306

248-818-0270

www.duttonfarm.org

Vocational and daily living skills program where we strive to develop a sense of accomplishment to our students, bring support to their parents and inspire our community,

 

FAR, Camp FAR Out, Camp Far Away

Arlene Kass

1669 W. Maple Rd.

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-646-3347

www.farconservatory.org

Therapies in the arts and recreation for persons with special needs

 

First Presbyterian Church

Cindy Merten

1669 W. Maple Rd.

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-644-2087 x145

www.fpcbirmingham.org

Inclusion programs for children, youth and adults of all abilities

JCC

Cheryl Darroch

6600 W. Maple Rd.

W. Bloomfield, MI  48322

248-432-5460

www.jccdet.org

Day camp for youth with special needs, PreK-10th grade

 

Friendship Circle

Tzvi Schectman

6892 W. Maple Rd.

W. Bloomfield, MI  48322

248-788-7878

www.friendshipcircle.org

Programs for kids with special needs

Judson Center, Autism Connections

Ann Patronik

4410 W. 13 Mile Rd.

Royal Oak, MI  48073

248-837-2021

www.judsoncenter.org\autism_connections

Autism Connections provides programming year-round for children and teens with ASD and their families.

 

Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning (The)

Lynn Seeloff

2315 Harmon Lake Rd.

Mayville, MI  48744

989-673-2050

www.thefowlercenter.org

Year round camp for individuals with special needs (ages 6 and up).

Juice Plus

Lynn Katz

1773 Banbury

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-645-9795

www.lkatzjuiceplus.com

Nutritional - whole food in capsule form

 

Girl Scouts of SE Michigan Camps

Abby Wattenberg

2705 W. Schafer Road

Howell, MI  48843

810-964-5319

www.gssem.org

Outdoor experiences that build girls of courage, confidence and character

Kids In Motion

Mary Hydorn

2636 S. Milford Rd.

Highland, MI  48357

248-684-9610

www.kimpediatrics.com

Special needs day camp, OT/PT, SLP

Integrative Pediatrics

Richard Linsk

21751 W. 11 Mile Rd

Southfield, MI  48076

734-786-3833

www.integrativepediatrics.net

DAN! Certified Dr. who specializes in the care of special needs population

 

Kodiak

David Stoch

4069 Pheasant Run

Mississauga, ON  L5L2C2

877-569-7595

www.campkodiak.com

Therapeutic, residential summer camp for children and teens with and without LD/ADHD/NLD/AS

 

Leelanau School (The)

Kate Auger-Campbell

One Old Homestead Road

Glen Arbor, MI  49636

231-334-5800

www.leelanau.org

A boarding and day school for students in grades 9-12 who simply learn differently.

MORC, Inc.

Lindsay Calcatera

16200 19 Mile Rd.

Clinton Twp., MI  48038

248-276-8016

www.morcinc.org

Comprehensive services and supports to individuals with disabilities in Macomb and Oakland Counties

Lepak

Rebecca Lepak

3285 Martin Rd.  104

Walled Lake, MI  48390

248-669-1230

www.lepakassociates.com

Speech and language camp and services

My Attention Coach

Laura Rolands

50 S. Old Woodward

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-251-4006

www.myattantioncoach.com

Helping individuals manage and overcome their ADHD

 

Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

Joel Cheney

148 Pierce Street

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-723-5380

www.lindamoodbell.com

Intensive learning center

 

My Great Kid Radio Show

Staci Bockmann

P.O. Box 510773

Livonia, MI  48151

734-612-3934

www.mygreatkid.com

My Great Kid radio show and My Great Kid educational programs and conferences

 

Michigan Dyslexia Institute Camp Starlight

Sheryl Schlosser

532 E. Shiawassee St.

Lansing, MI  48912

248-320-2590

www.dyslexia.net

1 week overnight camp at YMCA's Mystic Lake Camp for children ages 7-16 with dyslexia and learning differences.

 

Optiminds Cognitive Camp

Jane Stewart, Ph.D

2127 Marywood

Royal Oak, MI  48073

248-496-0150

www.optimindsct.com

Academics, brain training, socialization skills

 

Miracle League of Michigan

Steve Peck

19051 San Jose Blvd.

Lathrup Village, MI  48076-3323

248-506-4604

www.michiganmiracle.org

Adaptive baseball

 

Sensory Systems

Sandy Glovak

30801 Jefferson Ave.

St. Clair Shores, MI  48082

586-293-7553

www.sensorysystemsclinic.com

Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration

 

 

Skyline Camps and Inclusion Ministries

Kay Huberty

1669 W. Maple Rd.

Birmingham, MI  48009

248-642-4252

www.campskyline.org

Skyline is American Camp Association certified, providing the highest standards in the quality of camp health, safety, programming and personnel.

 

Total Education Solutions

Lynne Porter

2221 Livernois #101

Troy, MI  48083

248-544-0360

www.tesidea.com

Innovative, quality special education service provider

 

SLC Therapy "Camp Keep the Conversation Going"

Brittany Coleman

29240 Buckingham, Ste. 1

Livonia, MI  48154

203-556-6367

www.slctherapy.com

Camp for children ages 5-18 lead by ABA, BCBA, SCY and speech pathologists designed to focus on social skills, social thinking and conversation fluency.

 

UM Autism and Communication Disorders Center

Danette Morrison

1111 E. Catherine St.

Ann Arbor, MI  48109-2054

734-764-3328

www.umaccweb.com

Our mission is to inprove the lives of individuals with austic spectrum disorders and their families through the education of current and future leaders in the field, research that enhances the understanding of causation, intervention, prevention, and course, and provision of clinical services to individuals, families and the community.

 

SpringHill

Amanda ThompSue Boikeson

7717 95th Ave.

Evart, MI  49631

23-836-1063

www.springhillcamps.com

We are a summer Christian camp for children of all abilities.

 

Walnut Lake Preschool

Cathy Rozenberg

2075 Walnut Lake Rd.

W. Bloomfield, MI  48323

248-339-6263

www.walnutlakepreschool.org

Addressing the needs of 3-5 year olds whose
emotional, behavioral, or developmental challenges
interfere with success in regular preschool
or daycare settings.

 

St. Francis Camp on the Lake

Edward Smak

10120 Murrey Rd.

Jerome, MI  49249

517-688-9212

www.saintfranciscamp.org

Summer camp for cognitively impaired and autistic individuals

 

Therapeutic Mentoring Service

Richard Donahue

6400 Farmington Rd. Ste. 110

W. Bloomfield, MI  48322

810-338-8338

Specilized therapeutic services for special learners.