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Arbor Program

Early Intervention Autism Services and Caregiver Guidance

The ARBOR program provides intensive, individualized support for young children with autism in both individual and small group settings. Our comprehensive program includes speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and therapeutic group programming, with optional feeding therapy and ABA services available based on each child's unique needs. We focus on helping children build communication, play, motor, social, and cognitive skills during the early years, when growth and learning opportunities are especially important. Treatment goals are developed collaboratively, taking into account each child's strengths, challenges, and family priorities.


Our clinicians use evidence-based approaches and engaging, play-based learning experiences to help children develop new skills and use them in meaningful ways throughout their daily lives. By creating motivating and supportive environments, we help children gain confidence while making steady progress toward their goals.


At ARBOR, we believe families are one of the most important parts of a child's success. Parents and caregivers are valued members of the treatment team and are encouraged to actively participate throughout the program. We provide hands-on coaching, practical strategies, and easy-to-use tools that help families support their child's development during everyday routines such as mealtimes, play, community outings, and family activities.


We also work closely with caregivers, educators, and other members of each child's support team to promote consistency across environments. When everyone is working together toward shared goals, children have more opportunities to practice new skills and carry them over into everyday life.


Through a combination of individualized therapy, family involvement, and collaborative support, the ARBOR program helps young children build the skills they need to communicate, connect with others, participate more fully in daily activities, and grow with confidence.

Ready to Join the ARBOR Program?

To enroll your child in the ARBOR program, please click the New Patient Intake button below.

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Additional Information

This program is designed to focus on:

  • Each child’s individual strengths and levels of support
  • Utilization and integration of multiple treatment ideologies and techniques 
  • Immersion within a sensory-rich environment tailored to your child’s specific skills and needs 
  • Self-initiation of communication
  • Participation in a variety of play-based activities to integrate language and motor skills into natural environments
  • Incorporating generalization while concepts are developing and emerging 
  • Application of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) skills to promote language and increase awareness of expectations 
  • Comprehensive education for family members on therapeutic approaches using a ‘see one, do one, teach one’ method 
  • Family and caregiver participation in therapy to help apply therapeutic approaches throughout everyday activities 
  • Education for families on how to determine the quality of available therapies and resources 
  • Integration of the entire family unit including parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, and other family members 
  • Assistance for families with Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and/or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP)

Intervention approaches used within the program include:

  • Discrete Trial Training (DTT) 
  • Behavior Modification 
  • Antecedent-Based Intervention 
  • Extinction 
  • Pivotal Response Teaching (PRT) 
  • Social Narratives 
  • Joint Action Routines (JAR) 
  • Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) 
  • DIR (Developmental Individual differences & Relationship-based model)/floor time 
  • Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) 
  • Visual Supports 
  • Joint Attention Symbolic Play Engagement Regulation (JASPER) 

Our therapy model involves several different therapy components, including:

  • Initial in-person SLP and OT evaluation to determine a plan of care based on current level of functioning and family goals 
  • 60 to 90-minute group treatment sessions four times each week with family immersion 
  • Individual 30-minute speech-language and occupational therapy sessions with a focus on family coaching and participation once per week 
  • Minimum of 2 staff per small group, with one-to-one OT and SLP instruction incorporated into each session 
  • All treatment sessions are led by a certified speech-language pathologist and occupational therapist  
  • Parent training including provision of educational materials and worksheets, as well as individual consultation 
  • Supported interaction with peers, siblings, and other children with various developmental disabilities and skill levels 

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Arbor Autism Centers

850 S. Hewitt Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Phone: 734-544-5561 Fax: 734-527-5981

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