Samarth Early Intervention Center was one of the first ABA centers to be started in Pune, back in 2015. Established by Komala Anantpur (BCBA) in Bengaluru, Karnataka in 2013, Samarth is the ONLY ABA center in Pune, as of April 2022, that strives to improve the quality of life of children affected with autism spectrum disorder through ABA therapy. “Samarth” – “I am capable” – was founded with a strong belief that each child is capable, and has the ability to realize their fullest potential, when provided with the right environments to learn and grow.

It all started when our founder, Komala Anantpur, met a beautiful little boy on the autism spectrum, and saw his family navigate through endless challenges on the path to finding the right treatment for their child. Driven by a vision of providing scientifically proven, qualitative, and empirically validated services to the families affected with autism spectrum disorder, we chose ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)

“ABA therapy is the only evidence-based therapy which has proved its effectiveness with decades (50 years) of experience being in the field. ”Samarth aspires to make a difference in the lives of the children affected with Autism while also improving the quality of life for their families. At Samarth, the families we serve remain the focus of all our services. We work collaboratively with the families to identify their unique needs and support them by building their skills through various training programs.

Vision

We aspire to bring about meaningful changes in lives of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders, while also enriching the lives of their families, in order to improve their quality of life and better prepare them for the world beyond home. We aim to serve both the child and its family, by delivering tangible outcomes through ABA therapy.

Mission

Our mission is to provide the highest quality of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

Testimonials

Priya Chenani

I can't recommend Samarth early intervention enough. The quality and the professionalism they show in their teaching is commendable. My son Daarshik joined Samarth in the month of October 2021 till now in the last 5 to 6 months he showed drastic changes in his behavior. Also, I got the same review from his school that Daarshik is now more settled and all his activities and performance is better than earlier from past few months. His overall speech has also improved. Now he is asking for all his needs rather than showing tantrums. Not to forget the input of Komala ma'am. A special thanks to therapist Swarali ma'am and the supervisor Nikita ma'am. You guys are amazing.

Suparna Das

"It has been four months we have resumed Udisha's sessions in Samarth. I can definitely see significant improvement in her since then. I can find her more vocal, her mands are consistent and specific now. Her understanding over commands has definitely improved. After spending 1 ½ hour in structured session I see her fully compliant with the scheduled home programs.

Adhira's mom

I find a lot of improvement in sitting tolerance and paying attention. She gives high five always. She is very interested in attending the therapy classes. She tries to communicate with mands. The hyperactivity has been slightly decreased. The therapist Anam and supervisor ma'am are very friendly and sincere in their efforts. Attention seeking behavior and sticking to mama is still on high/low mode. I am happy with her performance and enjoyed fun activity conducted for parents.

Priya Mundhe

I joined Samarth last month and I feel the difference in Reyansh behavior. All staff are very helpful and very friendly. Therapists explain everything.

Madhuri Wani

Devansh who is five has joined Samarth. We started Samarth from more than 2 years and have seen a lot of difference in behavior of my son. Therapists try to explain things calmly to the parents, so it is easy to understand needs of our children. Very friendly as well as appropriate environment for learning. Very positive approach toward child and parents both. Introduced an app which is helpful for practice at home. Work together to help child in every possible way. Helped parents in lockdown period as well by giving training. Try to create more and more awareness in parents by webinar and zoom meeting. Would like to have frequent interaction with therapist as well as ma'am.

Archit's mom

We joined Samarth in October 2021. We have noticed that our son does almost 100% accuracy in requestingand can let go of favorite activities and can do something else without any problem behavior. Shouting is significantly reduced and tries to use language for communication for most of the time. I would definitely like to refer Samarth to all those parents to expect to see changes in their child's behavior.

Anshul Gupta

Samarth is a very friendly warm yet a professional place for children requiring behaviour therapies. The way therapies are conducted with one-to-one attention to your child under supervisor is the most important part for me as a mother. Have joined Samarth before Covid19 stuck our lives but they have helped as well as supported via online and offline modes. I see a lot of positive changes in Ayush and myself and I know that he will flourish beautifully. Thank you Samarth.

Priyanka Gagare.

Knowing your child is special child breaks the heart of the parents. It takes months sometimes years for parents to accept this harsh reality but once the love for the child triumphs over the temporary dejection parents look for ways to make the life of their loved one better. We are glad we came to know about Samarth Early Intervention Centre. Samarth helped us to understand the basic principle of ABA. They not just offered ABA therapy sessions to our son but also helped us to know more about the science behind ABA through interactions and specially designed parent training courses. Desperate parents look for quick solutions, but it doesn't work that way. ABA is no magic, in contrast it is pure hard work. It works best when parents too implement strategy at home. We are grateful to Samarth for teaching that. We are continuing our walk of minimizing of problematic behaviour and fostering the good work.

Sonali Chate

We joined Samarth Early Intervention Centre in June 2021. Saanvi has improved and still progressing with the professional help from Samarth. We are grateful to Samarth Centre and its therapists for their dedicated efforts in Saanvi's progress.

Carlton and Dorothy.

We are happy to share Stefan's progress that we observed in last 6 months. Manding which has seen a dip during lockdown has now improved. Likewise, Stefan's sitting tolerance, following instructions, concentration and play has improved too. We sincerely thank Komala ma'am for assessing and identifying the areas where Stefan needed improvement. Anuja (therapist) has been instrumental in shaping Stefan's skills as per his potential for which we sincerely appreciate the hard work and efforts put in. Lastly not to forget Nikita under whose supervision and guidance, we parents learnt a lot of techniques that can be used in the home environment.

Vilohit's Mom.

Vilohit started manding. Vilohit can do receptive instructions and receptive identification matching. He makes eye contact, and he has become a little more social. He can do puzzles, beading, and clapping. He can wear his bag. Samarth therapist are very understanding people.

Dr. Tanzila Logade

Very disciplined and structured way of organization. Dedicated team of therapists.

Pooja Varma

Advay has shown good improvement since joining the centre. His eye contact has improved and has started responding to his name better. He has started showing gestures like touching the cheeks with his finger if he wants to eat something. He also on most occasions looks forward to going to the centre. Ruchira and Sangeeta have been very patient with him and work with him even when he is not co-operating. We get timely feedback on what is working and how the improvement is.

Kabir's mom

Samarth early intervention center was recommended by my son's pediatrician for ABA therapy. We started with the online classes and later shifted to offline sessions when they reopened. My son really likes going to the center and enjoys there. ABA therapy has really helped to increase my son's understanding in terms of following commands and instructions and also improved his behavior in social setup. Center also keeps on conducting programs and workshops to enable parents provide the required support and intervention at home too. All the therapists and supervisors are very good, listen to your concern and provide you advice/guidance on any issues faced. I would highly recommend Samath center for ABA therapy.

Shweta Modi

Samarth and team helped me and Arjun to make our lives colorful. Arjun improved a lot after joining Samarth. So on this occasion I would like to say 'Thank You' to Komala ma'am, Ipsita, Ankita, Nikita, Aakansha, Mayuri and not the least Sawarali for all the efforts they took for Arjun. We are very happy that we are a part of Samarth family and we would like to be here for learning and have fun. For being as colorful as ever. Thank you.

Neil's mom

" It's been a wonderful journey with Samarth. We joined Samarth in 2020, its been 2 years and I can see a big difference in my child Neil. We are really blessed to be a part of Samarth. Neil is doing so well now, his behavior issues are reduced a lot. Big thanks to Samarth and team. I really appreciate their work! Really commendable! The therapists are so caring, loving with children. Sayantan's parents. " After 5 months of ABA sessions Sayantan had developed a lot in different areas like:1. Whatever he wants he communicates using a sign. 2. He sometimes imitates like bye bye, Namaskar, dog sound, cat sound, doing high five, handshake, etc. 3. Eye contact improved compared to earlier4. He sometimes says mama, baba, aai, etc. 5. Sitting tolerance is better than before. "