Welcome to 3LPlace
3LPlace empowers neurodiverse adults to reach their individual potential, follow their passion, and live meaningful lives. We’ve built a deeply connected community where everyone feels safe, engaged, and ready to do their best.
LIVING
3LPlace is a thriving community of adults with autism and developmental disabilities. Members meet up to five days a week near Davis Square in Somerville – establishing close relationships with fellow members and our expert staff and developing important skills through our ground-breaking curriculum.
LEARNING
Dozens of developmental experts, therapists, and educators helped us create our highly personalized curriculum, which also allows members to enjoy and benefit from our whole community of learners. We strive to respect where a member is developmentally, while encouraging them to grow, open themself to change, and pursue new interests.
LINKING
Our model for serving a varied population of neurodiverse adults is ready to be replicated. We seek to make our service model and curriculum available to other organizations that want to deliver dynamic, developmentally effective programming – both online and in the Boston area.
You might not have experienced anything like 3LPlace before.
But you’ll recognize that it’s special as soon as you step into our community room. The buzz of energy and camaraderie that also offers a sense of calm. 3LPlace members are living their best lives, making their own decisions, and developing new skills every day. Families are making friends and building networks. And everyone knows they matter.
At 3LPlace, you’ll find:
A low staffing ratio of 1 staffer for every 3 members.
Personalized skill-development work with every member.
A lively facility that members look forward to, with plenty of calm spaces to take a break.
Support for vocational interests and skill refinement.
Explorations of what it means to be a citizen and part of many communities.
Opportunities to become more aware of our bodies, minds, their connection, and our health.
Passionate discussions of the world, our lives, and the things we are learning.
Daily outings, exploring the neighborhood and the Boston area.
Constant connection, learning about one another and making decisions together.
Highly satisfied families who report that they would recommend us to a friend or fellow parents.
“For our family, 3LPlace is far more than a program. They are trusted partners walking alongside us on a road that was never built with neurodivergent travelers in mind.”
— Renata
Self-Determination
Self-determination is at the heart of our work at 3LPlace. Our community of members have a lot of personal agency in guiding the topics that are focused on in our daily programming. These topics are based on their interests, their own life experiences, and their current development. We also work with members to pick an ongoing and changing set of learning goals that are relevant to the aspirations of each member. 3LPlace is currently the only self-directed community-based program in Massachusetts that is available through the Department of Developmental Services self-direction service option.
