Sprouted Sage Full Circle Intervention is a comprehensive intervention center dedicated to providing neuro-affirming care and play-based learning opportunities where children build social, play, and daily living skills. Our center was created by Dr. Suzi Naguib, Carrie Miller, and Jeff Snyder, a team of passionate mental health professionals, who previously worked together at the University of Michigan Autism and Communications Disorders Center (UMACC) before it closed its doors in 2010. Each of our leaders bring a wealth of knowledge and clinical expertise through years of experience, ingraining a comprehensive approach into Sprouted Sage’s clinical service model. We are thrilled at the opportunity to bring them all together.

Sprouted Sage opened its doors in 2021, a decade after its sister mental health center, Sunfield Center, first opened in 2011. Sunfield Center’s founder, Dr. Suzi Naguib, was inspired to create Sprouted Sage from the experience she and her two daughters had attending an outstanding preschool in Ann Arbor, MI. Suzi’s daughters received individualized learning experiences that helped them build their social, motor, creative, and personal skills while also fostering independence in a safe and compassionate environment. They loved the experience so much, they didn’t want to leave!

Following this experience, our leadership team felt a desire to create a supportive and nuturing environment for children on the spectrum. Together, they brought Sprouted Sage to life. Sprouted Sage is a preschool-like environment where children receive individualized intervention from a team of Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and Classroom Teachers. We offer children the opportunity to explore their environment and engage with peers and adults at their own pace, in order to meet their developmental needs while also exposing the children to a variety of preschool experiences. Every member of our team is committed to providing the best service and care for our patients, families, and greater community.

Our community has played an integral role in the creation of Sprouted Sage. In our early planning stages, the team sought input from parents through focus groups to ensure we understood our community’s needs. Parents and caregivers are a very big part of our program and help complete the full circle approach.

Sprouted Sage is a Comprehensive Intervention Center dedicated to transforming the lives of toddlers and young children diagnosed with autism. Our evidence-based, nurturing approach in a naturalistic learning environment supports children in developing communication, socialization, play, emotional regulation, self-help, and school readiness skills that will help them thrive in kindergarten and beyond. We believe family involvement is key to a child’s social and emotional development, which is why we welcome caregivers to be involved in their child’s therapy. We host monthly parent groups as well as individualized care team meetings for each family.

We are also committed to providing best-in-class education and training for graduate students in applied behavior analysis, social work, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy.

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