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Thompson Center patients, their families, and Thompson Center staff and faculty children had a haunting good time at the Thompson Center Trick or Treat event on Halloween 2018! Take a look at some of the fantastic costumes!
Thompson Center patients and their families joined in on the Mizzou Homecoming fun by decorating and riding the Thompson Center parade float. This year’s parade theme featured board games, so to decorate the float, several Thompson Center patients, their families, […]
Deija McLean knew since she was in high school that she wanted to work with children with disabilities. Growing up, she volunteered at a school for children with disabilities and genuinely enjoyed spending time and working with children with special […]
The Thompson Center experienced another incredible success at it’s 13th annual Thompson Center Autism Conference, once again smashing the attendance record! This year, 568 autism professionals from around the country attended the conference to connect with and learn from the […]
The Thompson Foundation for Autism held their 12th annual fundraising gala in St. Louis on Sept. 28. The purpose of the annual gala is to raise money to benefit the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. This year’s event […]
As autism awareness and prevalence rates continue to rise, the need for highly trained autism experts has increased exponentially in recent years. However, a significant shortage of adequately trained autism diagnosticians and clinicians around Missouri, the U.S. and the world […]
When Leslie and Mason Karrer first married 11 years ago, the Thompson Center was still very much in its infancy. Had a close family member not lived in Columbia and mentioned the center offhand to the Karrers years before their […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. – When Katie New first suspected her son had autism, she had to wait 18 months for a diagnosis. She also had to travel nearly 100 miles from her hometown of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to see an autism […]
Autism, and helping those on the spectrum, has always been an important part of Mark Tapia’s life. He even plans on making it an integral part of his career. In May 2018, Mark graduated from the University of Missouri with […]
When Tom and Winnie Davis learned that their young grandson Mason was showing potential signs of autism, their first thought was to look toward to the University of Missouri for help. Being alumni of Mizzou, as well as long-time supporters […]