Talk Around Town

Parents and their children join our therapists and student volunteers for a monthly speech therapy group targeted towards children who use Speech Generating Devices, helping them to communicate with their community. Past events have included a scavenger hunt through downtown Ann Arbor, sharing stories and reading books at Ann Arbor’s Downtown Library, and visiting Zingerman’s to learn how bread is made.

Note: Talk Around Town is open to all children with speech generating devices.

Aquatic Fitness

These therapies are designed to help children with varying special needs combine their therapy goals with all the fun of the pool and special attention given by therapists and student volunteers. Behind the scenes of splashes and smiles, physical therapists have structured and designed activities to encourage water safety, as well as social skills in a group setting.

Note: Participation is only by invite from Briarwood Milestones (see Resources Page for contact information).

Creative Coping

Work with an art therapist who spends one-on-one time with children as they engage with the arts, from theater to crafting, to help master skills such as prolonged focus and fine motor coordination.

Note: This therapy is open to children with special needs, however please inquire about an age requirement as this changes for the group seasonally.

Tree Climbing

Whether it’s 1985 or 2025, we believe climbing a tree is an exciting part of any childhood, and should be an experience available to everyone. That’s why DMUM has partnered with Arborview to use a basic high-ropes course material that allows children with any and all physical disabilities to climb a tree. This event is a popular therapy that highlights your child’s strength to pull themselves up to new heights, and serves as just one small example of how these children are able to accomplish what they previously thought impossible through determination and perseverance.

Note: Tree climbing is open to all children with special needs over five years old.

Yoga

The Dance Marathon kids come to wind-down and enhance their emotional and physical well-being. Our therapists pair stories of positive self-reflection with calming yoga poses, which augments flexibility and posture.

<br> Note: This therapy is open with a Milestone or PRC therapist’s recommendation (see Resources Page for contact information).

Sports Club

Sports Club allows kids of all ability levels to play on various sports teams in a safe and supportive environment with therapists that understand their needs. Not only does this promote skills like collaboration, focus, and cooperation, but Sports Club also helps each individual work on their physical therapy goals. No sports experience necessary!

Note: Sports Club is open to all children, provided they are screened by a Milestones or PRC therapist (see Resources Page for contact information).

Teen Group

Martial Arts

Summer Enrichment Camp

Dance Marathon makes the summer camp experience possible for children with special needs, as Milestones creates a string of fun therapies organized like a week-long day camp with DMUM volunteers in a small group environment. Therapies allow the children to have fun in the sun, while still targeting each child’s goals in physical, behavioral, speech, and art therapies and simultaneously encouraging social interaction and collaboration. Activities have even included fishing, making T-shirts, and learning culinary skills!

Note: Camp is open to children ages 4-12 and participation is available after receiving screening from a Milestones or PRC therapist.