Autism Connections > Services > Individual Therapy Services

30 min/$25 or 45 min/$40

 

Individual Art Therapy sessions are provided by our Master's Level Intern Art Therapist, under the supervision of a fully licensed Art Therapist. Art therapy focuses on increasing skills such as communication, social interaction, and self-awareness through the use of a creative medium. This service requires an intake for any client who has not been in services in the last six months.

$145/4 sessions

 

An individualized therapeutic service aimed at helping children better interact with peers by guiding them through social interactions with a typically developing peer. These sessions would pair the child with ASD with a typically developing peer for a series of "play dates". An Autism Specialist facilitates each sessions, guiding both the child with ASD and the typical peer through the social interactions. Sessions can be done at Judson Center, at your home, or in the community.

Price varies

A therapeutic service aimed at building social and play skills in a group setting. Each child is placed in a group of 3-6 children with matching social and play goals. An Autism Specialist then guides the play group, working on social interactions, basic play skills, and overall group readiness skills. These groups are available for varying age and developmental levels.

Individual Play-Based Therapy (Ages 2-8)

 

$40/session

  

An individualized therapeutic service focusing on building social skills, such as communication, engagement, and attention through play. Based on the principles of Stanley Greenspan's Floortime/DIR, this intervention is very child-directed, using the child’s natural form of engagement to build skills. Parent consultation and coaching on Play-Based Therapy methods are also available.

 

Individual Music Therapy (all ages)

  

$40/45-minute session

$25/30-minute session

 

 Music Therapy addresses an individual’s unique needs by combining the motivational, enjoyable experience of music with its many malleable properties (pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, etc.) Developed and facilitated by a Board Certified Music Therapist, interventions may include improvising, chanting, vocalizing, singing, listening, playing instruments, playing musical games, and moving to music. Music Therapy is creative, non-threatening and provides success-oriented opportunities from the very first session! Music Therapy interventions may be designed to develop speech and language, encourage appropriate social interaction, develop identification of emotions, encourage expression of emotions, introduce and reinforce cognitive skills, and promote sensory integration.

 

 

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 $40/session

  

This services focuses on helping individuals with ASD to come up with problem-solving skills, self-esteem building skills, and social skills to promote effective communication with other peers and adults.  These services are geared to mentor higher functioning adolescents and adults with ASD.

 

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Speech Therapy (all ages)

Prices vary 

 

Provided by the Detroit Institute for Children, Autism Connections-Oakland is now offering direct speech therapy services out of our Royal Oak location. For more information, please contact DIC directly at 313-832-1100. 

Prices vary

  

Provided by the Detroit Institute for Children, Autism Connections-Oakland is now offering direct occupational therapy services out of our Royal Oak location. For more information, please contact DIC directly at 313-832-1100.