Dearborn Speech and Sensory Center, Inc., (DSSC Inc.) was established in 2001 by Certified and Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Lori Shaffer Clarke. Since its founding, DSSC Inc. has experienced steady growth by providing physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological/social work services in addition to speech therapy.
In 2002, Shaffer Clarke added occupational therapy services to develop a summer group therapy program for 55 children who needed speech therapy and sensory integration therapy. “Team Speech and Sensory Summer Camp” has been an outstanding success and continues to be offered each year through two summer sessions.
In 2003, we celebrated the opening of our first facility located at 23936 Michigan Avenue in Dearborn, Michigan. The facility housed a 2,800 sq. ft. sensory gymnasium, speech therapy rooms, and a room for handwriting.
Soon after the opening of our center, DSSC Inc. quickly expanded to provide therapists and therapy services to several school systems within Michigan. Because of the rapidly growing demand for therapists, Shaffer Clarke launched Therapy Solutions Unlimited in 2005 to help recruit and place therapists. Today, we have many therapists offering private therapy sessions and servicing home health agencies, public schools, and public school academies throughout Michigan.
MetroEHS quickly outgrew our Michigan AVE office in Dearborn, Michigan. We have since moved into various locations across the Detroit Metropolitan area - hence the launch of Metropolitan Education & Healthcare Services. This move would focus on our 3 main parts of our business:
Our Metropolitan Speech, Sensory, & ABA centers are the result of parents asking for a one-stop shop for Speech, OT & ABA therapy.
