What we provide now
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Kelly Cutler
“I love the resources offered on this website! The teacher is not only well-educated but has lived-in experience. 10/10—so glad I discovered this. Absolutely invaluable resource right here with Autism Map Maker!”
Tania Hendrickson
“Savi graciously reassured me as a parent and helped me figure out our first step. Savi also helped me realize that as a HOH adult my thought process is different than the average parent and I need to look at things differently.”
“My son is 5 and very language deprived. The resources that Savi gave me have been incredibly helpful in engaging with his feelings and giving him a way to communicate. She spent over an hour with us answering questions and helping us understand how to help him be successful and meet his sweet little needs where he’s at! She then made us custom resources and checks in with us when she has time. Everything we’ve learned from Savi has helped so much!”
Tisa Lawrence
“My daughter who is deaf and is struggling with language deprivation attended this program for approximately 8 months. This program has completely changed our lives. She has improved her reading skills and reading comprehension skills, learned more ASL and the context, improved her math skills, and we (her parents) have improved with our signing. Autism Map Maker has shown us that all we need is someone to understand her and someone who will take the time to teach her and treat her like a human being, instead of an inconvenience. She is smart and she just needed some skills and someone to help me advocate for her. We got that with Savy and so much more. Because of Savy, my daughter is excited to tell me about things and isn’t hiding behind her insecurities. For Savy and Autism Map Maker, I feel like I owe them my life for giving my baby hers. This program is about inclusion, and that is exactly how we feel. Included. Our family is forever grateful.”
NIKI BROWN
Why our approach is different
Complete language access is more than just a resource; it is the essential bedrock for building genuine trust, fostering deep learning, and ensuring emotional and physical safety for every student.
The Autism Map Maker Framework
Language First
American Sign Language is a Deaf or Hard of Hearing person's natural language. We believe it is their right to have access to it. Our speaking engagements, workshops, and trainings are conducted in SimCom or, for fully signing environments, ASL.
Dual Citizenship
Your child belongs to more than one world at once, and each one is theirs to keep. We map how being Deaf and being Autistic looks for them so students can move through school and community without surrendering who they are.
Regulation Always
Safety and co-regulation come before any expectation. Without language and a way to make sense of the world, a person's sense of autonomy and security takes a beating. We address the panic at its root and build skills from the ground up.
The Architectural Model
What a student is doing makes sense, given the skills, language, and support they had to build with. We work to find the child, then work with them to change the environment and the inputs, so behavior can be replaced with language and skills. They built the tools and skills they needed to survive; now we help them chart a way to thrive.
Speaking & Training
Where we have been asked to speak
Beyond the Borders 2026
Presenter at the 24th Annual Regional Conference on Developmental Disabilities in Conway, AR.
Little Rock, AR
Afternoon speaking session on July 9, 2026.
Happy Hands Education Center
Half-day professional development for the center's staff on June 5, 2026.
Virtual Trainings
ASL for ASD Learners for Residential Options Inc., June 2026, and a workplace diversity session for Trace3, May 2026.