Occupational therapy helps autistic children with the practical business of daily life — from handwriting and dressing to managing an overwhelming sensory world. Metro Detroit has OT available through hospitals, private clinics, and schools. This page explains where to find it, how it is funded, and what good OT looks like.
In-city OT on Collingwood Street on Detroit's west side, covering sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, reflex integration, daily living skills and feeding. Being in the same clinic as speech and ABA can simplify scheduling if your child needs several therapies. Ask whether your specific therapist has sensory integration training, since that varies by clinician.
Visit siteRegional — in St. Clair Shores, roughly 25 minutes northeast of Detroit, providing OT since 1982 under its former name, Sensory Systems Clinic. Works with sensory sensitivities, motor coordination, anxiety and trauma histories across infants through adults. If you find the old Sensory Systems site, note it is the same staff under the new name.
Visit siteRegional — at 6625 Daly Road in West Bloomfield, roughly 30 minutes northwest of Detroit. OT services are offered up to age 10 and focus on sensory-motor challenges and independence, alongside the center's speech and ABA programs. Ask about evaluation wait times, as the center draws families from well outside metro Detroit.
Visit siteRegional — OT is offered at all three Healing Haven locations (Madison Heights, Farmington Hills, Clinton Township), the closest being about 20 minutes north of Detroit. Focus areas are motor development, emotional regulation and daily living skills. Medicaid and state plans are not accepted here.
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