Sambhavam Center for Autism opened its doors in BTM in 2014 and moved to the current location in 2016. Ever since, we have been working closely with families living with autism, providing early intervention services, counselling and consulting.
The team at Sambhavam is ably led by senior people with a collective experience of about 45 years between them. We recruit carefully and train thoroughly.
Management team
At Sambhavam, Chitra supervises all the thrapy work and manages the team. With about fifteen years of personal and professional experience working with people on the spectrum across age groups, she brings a holistic point of view to the table. She is a BCaBA and has a master's degree in education from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
Meena
Meena has about 15 years of experience working with early intervention in autism. At Sambhavam, she manages the day to day running of the center, interfaces with the parents and therapists and ensures everything works efficiently and effectively. Meena has a bachelors degree in Math and she is also a BCaBA.
Venu has about 15 years of personal and professional experience with autism. In addition, he has about 20 years of experience in building and running high performance teams. At Sambhavam, he takes care of administration, team management and financial management. He has a bachelors degree in engineering and a masters in business from the IIM Bangalore. He is purusing a masters degree in education at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (2024-26).
Team Sambhavam BTM
Shankari
Shankari has about a decade of experience working with autism, and she has been with Sambhavam for that long. She supervises the day to day work of the therapists, handles parent's queries and takes care of new initiatives. She is a Registered Behaviour Technician.
Chitra
Chitra is a classroom support teacher. She provides individualized support for children in the classroom. She helps children in task completion and redirects them wonderfully to follow the classroom rules.
Malavika
Malavika is very comfortable working with children. She understands the interventions very well and implements them. Her interactions wit children are natural.
Martha
Martha is a popular therapist - she has a remarkable ability to understand their needs and personalities. Her strong rapport and bonding with children enable her to teach them effectively, while providing a supportive and encouraging learning environment.
Neha
Neha is a dedicated therapist - she is firm yet kind. Through her engagement and effort, she ensures her students acquire new skills.
Parimala
Parimala is very observant, she is a quick learner. She tracks the progress of all the children she works with and ensures programs move forward.
Vaishnavee
Vaishnavee is very adaptive - she handles different children and their interventions, effortlessly. She is also the voice of all the instructional videos we make!