NOTE:
Many learning problems OVERLAP each other or are misdiagnosed at first. Please check
the entire webpage for related resources!
or Summer Camps for special camps for these disabilities!
NEW:
and keep good jobs.
NOTE:
FREE Developmental Questionnaire
Families with children between the ages of 2 months and 5 years residing in Macomb, Oakland
or Wayne County can complete a FREE Ages & Stages (ASQ) developmental questionnaire. It only
takes 10 minutes to complete and an ASQ Developmental Screening Specialist will follow up with
an individualized email to offer learning activities and resources. Go to the Great Start website for
your county to get started now! To access the questionnaire in your county, visit
STATE & COUNTY RESOURCES:
Learning Disabilities Association of Michigan
P.O. Box 729
Ada, MI 49301
Phone: 616-284-1650
Mission:
At LDA of Michigan, our mission is to enhance the quality of life for all individuals with learning
disabilities and their families through advocacy, education, training, service and support of re-
search.
Michigan Alliance for Families
1325 S. Washington Ave.
Lansing MI 48910
Phone: 800-552-4821
Michigan Alliance for Families is a statewide resource to connect families of children with dis-
abilities to resources to help improve their children’s education. We help facilitate parent invol-
vement as a means of improving educational services and outcomes for students with disabilities. Michigan Alliance for Families can assist you in knowing your rights, effectively communicating
your child’s needs, and advising how to help them develop and learn
Wayne County Education Advocacy & Support Services
Student Advocacy Center of Michigan
Phone: 734-482-0489
SAC provides collaborative, youth-driven, intensive education advocacy for students facing:
1. Expulsion, long-term suspensions or chronic suspensions
2. Post-expulsion needs, including reinstatement
3. Barriers to school access, enrollment or success
4. Violation of education rights (IDEA, Section 504, McKinney-Vento, due process, etc.)
Students Pre-K to 12th grade:
Education Advocacy and Support:
SAC provides collaborative, youth-driven, non-legal education advocacy and support, at no
cost, for low-income families in Washtenaw, Jackson, Wayne and Ingham counties. Advocates,
depending on county, are available to help students in both general and special education with
issues such as school discipline, special education needs, and behavior interventions and sup-
port. We provide discipline advocacy using trained volunteers in Wayne, Ingham, Livingston,
Lenawee, Monroe, Oakland, southern Macomb and Flint.
Michigan Family to Family Health Information Center
MI F2F is part of a federal project. We share information and resources on disability & health
issues with families of children and youth with special health care needs. We also work with
health and other professionals. We help families make decisions that are good for them. We
support and help families work with their doctors and other professionals. We want to make
services for children and youth with special health care needs better.
HOUSING RESOURCES
On My Own of Michigan
1250 Kirts Boulevard Suite 300
Troy, Michigan.
Phone: 248-649-3739
On My Own of Michigan makes independent living possible for people with developmental disabilities.
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For questions about Family Consulting, Independence Prep or Independence College, contact
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For questions about our Skill Building or Independent Living programs, contact Chief Executive
TESTING RESOURCES:
Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families
Phone: 313-996-1960
Offers a medical home model of care, providing comprehensive and innovative medical,
rehabilitation, recreational and supportive care for children with special needs and their
families. The CEF also offers a Program for Autism Disorders, which includes specialty
diagnostics and treatment services. The CEF is an Approved Autism Evaluation Center
for BCBS and BCN in Michigan.
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Department of Child Psychiatry and Psychology
Phone: 313-745-4879
Eastern Michigan University Psychology Clinic
611 W. Cross
Ypsilanti MI 48197
Phone: 734-487-4987
The clinic offers a variety of services to assess and treat adults, adolescents and children
including comprehensive psychological evaluations, including intellectual, achievement,
vocational, and personality assessments.
Project Find
A Michigan Dept. of Education website for parents in need of referral for testing to determine
eligibility for special education or early intervention.
Wayne State University Psychology Clinic
60 Farnsworth
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-577-2840
Wayne State's clinic offers psychological/educational assessments and psychological
services on a sliding scale. Assessments can help a person determine why they are hav-
ing academic, emotional, behavioral, or interpersonal problems and put them in touch
with resources to help. The clinic offers intelligence and giftedness testing. Wayne State's
clinic also offers therapy for a wide range of problems. Clinicians are Ph.D. students and
thus, the clinic does not offer emergency treatment services (it is not 24/7 access). The
clinic also does not take insurance.
THERAPEUTIC ARTS & RECREATION
FAR Therapeutic Arts and Recreation
Administration Office:
1669 W. Maple
Birmingham, MI 48009
Phone: 248-646-3347
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First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham
1669 W. Maple
Birmingham, MI 48009
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St. Thomas Community Presbyterian Church
55355 Mound
Shelby Twp., MI 48316
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Music Therapy only.
Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center
3711 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
What FAR Does
FAR uses the creative arts and recreational experiences as therapeutic tools to develop '
the potential of people with special needs as individuals, as teammates, as family members
and as members of the larger community.
What Makes FAR Different
FAR offers a wide range of programming options drawing from the fields of art therapy,
music therapy and recreational therapy in order to provide clients the approach that best
meets their needs.
HELPFUL WEBSITES:
Bridges 4 Kids
Early Learning Foundation
Tip sheet and student exercise "How I Learn Best"
For information on parental rights, school choice and school law, visit
Gifted and Talented resources can be found at
Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit
Phone: 800-233-4050
Hyperactivity Disorders (CHADD) Easter Seal Society of Michigan, Inc.
Phone: 800-292-2729
Speech Services Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
Phone: 800-760-4610
Michigan Self-Help Clearinghouse
Phone: 800-288-5923
MSAC National Information Center for Children & Youth
Phone: 800-695-0275
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Phone: 888-232-7733
Clearinghouse on Disabilities & Gifted Education
Phone: 800-328-0272
Center for Educational Networking (CEN)
Newsline: 800-593-9146
State of Michigan Office of Special Education & Early Intervention Services (OSE/EIS)
Phone: 888-320-8384 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
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State of Michigan Special Education Mediation Program
Phone: 800-873-7658
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD)
Phone: 202-783-2229
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education & Rights
Phone: 952-838-9000
WrightsLaw
A resource on special education law
Michigan Courts
Access to all state-approved court forms
Michigan Disability Resources
Links to the many disability resources available in Michigan.
The Michigan Loan Funds
Providing loans to persons with disabilities to purchase assistive technology devices
and to purchase equipment to work from home.
Disability Rights Advocates (DRA)
This site is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights of people with disabilities.
Institute for Community Inclusion
Supports the rights of children & adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of
community life.
Sibling Support Project
ARC Michigan parent support organization
ATTENTION-DEFICIT RESOURCES:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
Eastern Oakland County
Phone: 248-988-6716
Eastern Wayne and Macomb
Phone: 586-566-6786
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), provides
education, advocacy and support for individuals with AD/HD.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
Phone: 248-451-9085
Geraldine Markel, Ann Arbor
ADHD coach and co-author with Judith Greenbaum of "Helping Adolescents with
ADHD and Learning Disabilities"
Phone: 734-761-6498
AUTISTIC RESOURCES:
Generation Rescue
The Michigan Indigo Children and Families Network
Phone: 734-469-0234
Autism Alliance of Michigan
Phone: 313-964-2620
Macomb County Autistic Society
Schafer Autism Report
Monitors major news sources, Websites and the latest scientific research.
Autism Society of Michigan
Phone: 800-328-8476
1. Serves a membership made up of parents, families, professionals, persons with
autism spectrum disorders, advocates, organizations and other community members
2. Provides advocacy to families
3. Provides education consultation and technical assistance to schools
4. Provides support, information, referral and education to families of newly-diagnosed
children with autism spectrum disorder
Beaumont Children's Hospital
Phone: 248-691-4744
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Phone: 248-305-6172
Henry Ford Health System Autism Center
Phone: 3130916-4665
Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families
Phone: 313-996-1960
Offers a medical home model of care, providing comprehensive and innovative medical,
rehabilitation, recreational and supportive care for children with special needs and their
families. The CEF also offers a Program for Autism Disorders, which includes specialty
diagnostics and treatment services. The CEF is an Approved Autism Evaluation Center
for BCBS and BCN in Michigan.
The Michigan P.L.A.Y. (Play and Language for Autistic Youngsters) Project
The Guidance Center
13101 Allen
Southgate, MI 48195
Phone: 734-785-7700
Provides training to parents and caregivers to engage with a child who has autism.
This individualized, developmental and relationship based and replicable in any set-
ting including schools.
Judson Center Oakland
4410 W. Thirteen Mile
Royal Oak, MI 48073
Phone: 248-549-4339 248-837-2047
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Judson Center Wayne
12723 Telegraph Suite 200
Redford, MI 48239
Phone: 313-794-5653
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Judson Center Washtenaw
3840 Packard Suite 170
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 734-528-1692
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2935 Birch Hollow Dr.
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Phone: 734-528-2003
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Judson Center Macomb
12200 13 Mile Suite 200
Warren, MI 48093
Phone: 586-573-1810
Our mission is to provide expert, comprehensive services in southeastern Michigan
that strengthen children, adults and families impacted by abuse and neglect, autism,
developmental disabilities, and mental health challenges so they are successful in
their communities.
Puzzle Parents / MiMi's Mission
20050 Vreeland
Brownstown, MI 48183
Phone: 844-439-6464
A very active support group for those with Autism and their families!
Jack's Place for Autism
17360 W. 12 Mile Suite 200
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone: 248-443-7427
Easter Seals-Michigan P.L.A.Y Project
(an early intervention for children ages 18 months-8 years)
1105 N. Telegraph
Waterford, MI 48328
Phone: 248-451-2900 800-75-SEALS TTD: 800-75SEALS x 2706
An intensive, early intervention program for children ages 18 months to 8 years
with Autism Spectrum Disorders. P.L.A.Y. is an intensive, cost effective, structured
intervention within the family home.
Also summer programs!
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Easter Seals Michigan
Phone: 248-475-6300
Eastern Michigan University Autism Collaborative Center
Offering hope, support and accessible services to families living with Autism.
Oakland University Center for Autism / OUCares
Autism Society of Oakland County
Phone: 248-393-3131
Provides advocacy and supports meaningful participation in all aspects of life
for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders and their families.
AUTISM SPEAKS Care Fund
1 East 33rd 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-252-8584 888-288-4762
Has compiled a list of different types of resources on this page to help you seek
support in your area. There are many agencies and programs designed to support
families affected by autism who are facing hard times and need financial support.
Some of these are available to all families who meet financial criteria, while others
are specifically designed to support individuals with disabilities. We encourage you
to explore all of these different funding sources to determine what your family may
qualify for.
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AutismSpeaks Cares provides support for families affected by autism during natural
disasters and other catastrophic life events. The grant program helps families to cover
costs associated with critical expenses related to the well-being of the family member
with autism on a case-by-case basis. Please note, we DO NOT fund monthly recurring
costs such as rent, mortgages, utilities, or car payments.
ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today) for Military Families
Military Families is a dedicated fund to assist military families impacted by autism.
ACT Today! for Military Families works to improve awareness and delivery of effective
autism services, and provides financial assistance to military families to help defray
out-of-pocket costs associated with autism treatments and other quality of life pro-
grams.
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESOURCES
Families Exploring Down Syndrome
A website for people to learn how people with Down Syndrome and their families
"shine on" and how we can all make this a better world.
The ARC Michigan
1325 S. Washington Ave.
Lansing, MI 48910
Phone: 800-292-7851 517-487-5426
For Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. This is
the State website that lists all the resources for the entire State of Michigan.
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The ARC of Oakland County
Phone: 248-816-1900
The Arc of Oakland County advocates for the rights & full participation of all children
and adults with intellectual and other related developmental disabilities. We strive to
improve systems of supports and services; connect families; inspire our community
and influence public policy. We are a non-profit, charitable organization funded in part
by the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, and through the kindness of our most
generous individual donors. We proudly serve individuals and families throughout
Oakland County as a local affiliated chapter of The Arc of Michigan and The Arc of the
United States. Focused areas: Special education law, advocacy, government benefits,
estate planning, guardianship, and referrals.
Down Syndrome Guild of Southeast Michigan
1312 N Campbell Suite 101
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Phone: 248-556-5341 Resource Center
Phone: 248-250-1297 Mobile
Downriver Panthers
Phone: 734-224-2211
Downriver Panthers offers sports, recreational and social activities to meet the needs
of children and adults with different abilities. Over the years the group has expanded
to a program designed to limit the demands on participants and families. Current
activities include baseball, bowling, swimming and a game night.
First Presbyterian Church in Birmingham
Phone: 248-644-2040
Selected to receive a national award for effective ministry to persons with develop-
mental disabilities and their families. Programs include Celebration Station, a multi-
sensory approach to teaching Bible studies; and Variety FAR Conservatory which
provides creative arts therapy and recreation services.
Angel's Place
25240 Lahser #2
Southfield, MI 48033
Phone: 248-350-2203
Angels' Place provides people-centered services, including homes and professional
support, for adults with developmental disabilities. Angels' Place homes offer a Chris-
tian family environment of love and compassion, coupled with an atmosphere of accep-
tance, dignity, well-being and the potential for personal growth and acceptance.
Adult Well-Being Services
Administrative Office:
1423 Field Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
Phone:
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Developmental Disability Office:
21555 W. McNichols
Detroit, MI 48219
Phone: 313-273-4111
DYSCALCULIA RESOURCES:
Please see Eastern Michigan Psychology Clinic above!
DYSLEXIA RESOURCES:
Michigan Dyslexia Institute
2955 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Phone: 734-282-2521
SPEECH RESOURCES:
F.A.S.D. (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disability) RESOURCES:
CARE
31900 Utica
Frasier, MI 48026
Phone: 586-541-0033 #127
Alcohol does more damage to the developing fetus than any other drug. CARE provides
FREE screening, and case managed referral to FASD diagnostic and intervention services.
MULTIPLE COUNTIES SERVED:
Oakwood Center for Exceptional Families
Phone: 313-996-1960
Offers a medical home model of care, providing comprehensive and innovative medical,
rehabilitation, recreational and supportive care for children with special needs and their
families. The CEF also offers a Program for Autism Disorders, which includes specialty
diagnostics and treatment services.
Detroit Institute for Children
5447 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-832-1100
The Detroit Institute for Children cares for children with physical or developmental
disabilities, neurological or behavioral special needs in a way that is positive, pass-
ionate, integrated, and family-centered so that the children can maximize their pot-
ential within their families and the community. Serves all of S.E. Michigan from birth
to age 25.
Spectrum Community Services
28303 Joy
Westland, MI 48185
Phone: 734-458-8729
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102 Barker
Whitmore Lake, MI 48189
Phone: 734-449-8368
Spectrum Community Services (SCS) was established to provide long-term, community-based, residential treatment as an alternative to institutionalization of mentally and phys-
ically disabled individuals. We specialize in community integration by operating residential group homes that provide services specifically for individuals that have developmental,
mental and physical disabilities. Benzie, Berrien, Kent, Macomb, Manistee, Oakland, Wash-
tenaw and Wayne counties.
Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO)
8600 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313-875-7601
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE:
5740 Chene
Detroit MI 48211
Phone: 313-875-5521
Resources for those that are developmentally disabled.
Community Living Services, Inc.
MetroPlace Center
35425 Michigan Ave. W.
Wayne, MI 48184
Phone: 734-467-7600
Offers a wide assortment of services to the disabled.
Community Housing Network
570 Kirts Blvd. Suite 231
Troy MI 48084
Phone: 248-928-0111 866-282-3119 Toll Free
Getting My Own Address for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders & other Develop-
mental Disabilities. This overview presentation will introduce many options, choices
and decisions that are involved in long-term housing planning. A NEW easy-to-read,
yet comprehensive, guide was created through collaboration with housing professio-
nals, service providers, schools, parent advisers and nonprofits. This tool can be used
by families and individuals to navigate the housing process with the help of housing
professionals. Worksheets and internet links are provided to enhance an individual's
participation and promote successful implementation. Access the entire 294-page guide
The Detroit Family Support 360* Project
Developmental Disabilities Institute
Wayne State University
4809 Woodward Ave. Suite 268
Detroit MI 48202
Phone: 313-577-2654 888-978-4334
Email:
Detroit 360* is a one-stop support center for families with children who have disabilities.
It will help families in obtaining the supports and services they desire in order to enhance
the health and well-being of their families. Your family is eligible to participate in Detroit
360* if you have a son/daughter under the age of 26 years old who has a developmental
disability, you live in Wayne County and you are in need of 3 or more services or supports.
Matrix Human Services--Vista Nuevas Head Start
2051 Rosa Parks Blvd. Suite 1-K
Detroit MI 48216
Phone: 313-962-5255 313-831-1000
Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency
Administrative Office:
2121 Biddle Ave.
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Phone: 734-284-6999
The Youth Education Specialist works with children and families to ensure that they receive
the most appropriate educational and housing-related support. One-on-one or group trainings,
technical assistance, help with budget guidelines and appropriate usage of funds, transportation coordination, linkages to resources and networking with local, community-based homeless, and
social service agencies.
Common Ground Crisis Resource Center
Doctors Hospital
Seminole Building Suite 100
461 W. Huron
Pontiac, MI 48341
Phone: 800-231-1127 (24 hours)
Beginning in early Nov. 2007, CGS will be responsible for screening and scheduling of all intake appointments for persons seeking publicly funded mental health or developmental disability re- lated services for their child in Oakland County. For more info or to facilitate an intake, call the
above number.
Penrickton Center for Blind Children
26530 Eureka
Taylor, MI 48180
Phone: 734-946-7500
Penrickton Center is a private, non-profit five-day residential and day care agency serving blind,
multi-disabled children ages 1-12. Blind children must have at least one additional handicap such
as deafness, cerebral palsy, brain damage and developmental delay. No fees are ever charged to
families for services. All financial support is raised from individuals, service clubs, corporations
and foundations.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES:
Parent Support Network of MI
Phone: 800-359-3722
For parents of children with any disability.
Exceptional Fund Night
Trinity Lutheran Church
465 Oak
Wyandotte, MI 48192
Phone: 734-282-5877
A ministry for God's special needs and handicapped persons. Food, games, crafts,
songs and worship. Every third Thursday at 6 p.m. No charge.
Michigan Indigo Child & Family Network
Phone: 734-469-0185
A new support group being formed for family members of those with autism, Aspbergers,
ADD-ADHD, PDD-NOS, etc.
The Oakland Mediation Center in Bloomfield Township holds monthly conflict resolution
workshops for parents of special education students and school staff members. Work-
shops cost $10 and begin with registration and breakfast at 9 a.m. and training from 9:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Lunch is provided.
Friends of Different Learners
