Supported Pathways
Learning Center

If we want students to understand the world around them, we need to understand the world inside them. So we shaped our educational environment to fit each student's needs, not the other way around: - We started with comfort: sensory and social. We make sure a wide variety of sensory accommodations are accessible—not just "fidgets," but diverse accommodations that meet diverse sensory needs. - We make sure students feel comfortable requesting and using these resources. Students never have to "earn" something that helps them succeed. - We make their education paths as flexible as possible. Their academic pacing, their daily schedules, and the rhythm of their breaks—these are all designed to fit them, not pull them all into the same mold. - We provide autism-specific training to our experienced instructors. - We utilize any overlap between services to maximize behavior support through collaboration and shared resources. - We maintain a low instructor-student ratio to ensure individualized attention. As an autistically-led, family-owned center, we have a unique perspective that allows us to both understand and meet the needs of all students so they can reach their full potential.

Nothing should get in the way of a student's education - certainly not the way their brain processes information or the way society responds to their needs. Yet all too often we saw our clients missing out on academic growth for exactly these reasons. So, we built our Supported Pathways Learning Center for students who would benefit from... - full acceptance and understanding of their neurodivergence by their instructors and their peers - sensory accommodations beyond what is feasible in typical classrooms - small group settings with supportive attention - individualized pacing in daily schedules and in academics

Yes! Social interactions are built naturally into small group activities. Students work together, have group discussions, and connect during class games and breaks. Every student benefits from interacting with peers, developing social skills, and building friendships. Our students know that their classmates will never judge them for what makes them unique. They can interact comfortably as themselves. This social ease lets them grow in ways that truly matter. They get to try new things with friends by their side. Our "summer school" focus is on fostering even more of these social interactions—all with the support, care, and guidance of our trained staff.

We do not place any caps or limits on age because we know every student learns at their own pace and in their own way. Our curriculum stretches from K-6th grade in line with the Indiana Academic Standards. Our flexible pacing allows students to work at different grade levels in different subjects so that they are always receiving the appropriate level of challenge and rigor.

Our skilled and experienced staff get to know each student as a whole person and understand their strengths and needs on an individual, personal level. This natural compassion is amplified by our autism-specific training and professional, collaborative support. Together these allow our instructors to be directly receptive to each student and provide... - Individualized instruction, pacing, and daily structure attuned to each student. - Patient and compassionate understanding. - Sensory accommodations matched to the student's real need. - Direct, student-centered support.

- Small group settings increase supportive attention and decrease unnecessary social pressures. - Our low student-to-instructor ratio increases the flexibility of classroom routines and allows our instructors to align enrichment activities to student interests. - Through our resources and trainings, we are able to offer sensory accommodations that are not feasible in typical classrooms.

Enrollment in our Supported Pathways Learning Center is designed to integrate smoothly with other services inside and outside our building. Students will spend five hours each day in class and have the flexibility to use the rest of the day for ABA therapy, Life Skills services, other services, or time with family. For students receiving our ABA Therapy or our Behavior Consultation, service integration is extremely smooth since their staff can easily collaborate to maximize consistency and support.

We provide the best autism-specific, dignity-focused training to our staff, all of it vetted or written by our Director of Behavior Quality Assurance with direct oversight by us, the owners. Our learning center instructors are RBT certified—this means they have the same training and behavioral knowledge as our ABA Therapy Behavior Technicians. Our instructors are able to consult with our master's-level Director of Behavior Quality Assurance, who is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with years of experience evaluating ethical best practices. For students receiving additional services from Partners in Autism, their instructors are able to collaborate with staff from those services to form a strong and sturdy support network. Our instructors have rich backgrounds in autism and behavior services and are dedicated to respecting the unique needs of students with autism. ​Partners in Autism values each student as they are because we believe neurodiversity benefits society. We and our staff want our students to be able to achieve their best and reach their full potential without having to fit into a mold.

Like a private school, our learning center is tuition-based. However, we encourage you to contact us to explore ways that some elements can be funded through other sources.

The Indiana Education Scholarship Account (ESA) dollars provide eligible students with access to pre-approved educational services that fit their needs. ESA funds can be used for our Supported Pathways Learning Center, ABA therapy (including our ABA Transitional Classroom), and many other Partners in Autism services. Contact us to learn more. To apply for ESA funds, visit the ESA application webpage: www.in.gov/tos/inesa