Our Commitment to Excellence

At Map Maker, excellence isn’t just a goal—it’s a promise we live by. We’re driven by a relentless dedication to delivering the highest quality support, rooted in evidence-based practices like Pivotal Response Training, CBT/DBT, and tailored academic strategies. Our team, guided by Savy’s deep experience and personal investment, strives to meet every individual where they are, adapting to their unique needs with precision and care. We hold ourselves to the highest standards, collaborating with families to ensure every step forward is meaningful and sustainable. For us, excellence means empowering growth, fostering resilience, and creating a path to success that lasts beyond our doors.

Explore Our Programs

Community Engagement

We believe in building strong connections that extend beyond the classroom. Our program fosters a sense of belonging through social groups for peer interaction, autism workshops open to both participants and the public, and collaborative activities with family involvement. By partnering with local resources, we create a supportive network where everyone can learn, connect, and thrive together.

Inclusive Environment

Everyone deserves a place where they feel understood and valued. We recognize that autism often comes with a range of comorbidities, and a lack of language support can lead to challenging behaviors. That’s why we work case-by-case with each family, crafting personalized plans that address education, behavior interventions, and language development. We openly discuss what this path looks like both at home and in our facility, ensuring a welcoming space that celebrates differences, adapts to diverse needs, and helps every individual shine.

Personalized Learning

We tailor learning to fit each person’s unique strengths and challenges, viewing autism as a distinct operating system where essential programs need to be downloaded and installed. Our approach blends two paths: one focused on behavior and language development using Pivotal Response Training and CBT/DBT principles, and another emphasizing academics as a secondary support for success. We use Edmark for reading, but with a wide range of ages served, other curriculum choices depend on each student’s current level and challenges. We collaborate closely with parents to develop the academic plan, relying on their support and commitment at home to ensure student success, even as academic progress may build more slowly while we prioritize foundational skills. We also strive to consider the curriculum used at the school where the family hopes to transition their child after Map Maker, aligning our efforts for a smoother future shift.

Supportive Staff

Our team is led by Savy, the Director, whose personal stakes fuel Map Maker’s mission. Having navigated the challenges of her youngest brother—one of her adopted brothers—and his behaviors, alongside the needs of her other adopted brother, she’s building the resource her family once lacked. After years working at Oklahoma School for the Deaf, she left to homeschool her daughter Tig and create Map Maker, driven by the unique struggles of Deaf-Autism and the scarcity of support. With additional years of in-home ABA therapy experience, Savy knows the waters are rough—but she’s committed to guiding us all across together, backed by a staff that shares her dedication and understanding.

Empowering Students

At Map Maker, our commitment to excellence shines through in how we empower students to gain autonomy through language—the cornerstone of emotional regulation and communication. We understand that without the ability to express themselves, students can feel pushed, pulled, or confined, unable to bridge the gap to the world around them. That’s why we leave no stone unturned, ensuring every student has the language to explain their needs and experiences. Behavior is communication, and we’re devoted to decoding it with our families, using evidence-based practices and personalized strategies. Through sign language and relentless dedication, we connect our students to their voices, fostering independence and resilience that ripple far beyond our walls.

Autism Spectrum Disorder... Our 2 cents

Autism is an operating system, but adding on hearing loss impacts language development significantly due to no repetitive sounds or patterns to indicate communication is happening and if the parents are hearing, the possibility of the parents being able to become fluent during their infancy isn't fair to expect. That means, we WILL be fighting language deprivation and the delays and behaviors that often stem from children needing to rely soley on behavior to communicate. We have to acknowledge it to address it. We do not believe in using shame and punishment with our students or our families. Everyone is doing the best they can, with the skills they have. It's just time to level up, together.