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Growing up in St. Louis as the youngest of six children, Dr. Rose O’Donnell has always been used to being around kids. A lot of kids. But it wasn’t until she was in high school that she began to realize […]
Growing up in California, helping children and families has always been one of Cynthia Chow’s life goals. In fact, she knew she wanted to be a pediatrician since she was six years old. She spent much of her teenage years […]
Santa found his way back down the Thompson Center chimney this holiday season! This is a special opportunity for our patients and their families to get some one-on-one time with jolly old St. Nick! Santa’s visitors got to take photos […]
You could say Kimberly Bodner got an early start on her career working with children with autism in a professional, evidence-based way. But that might be underselling it quite a bit. Bodner got a VERY early start. In fact, before […]
Thompson Center faculty and staff were pleased to welcome Dr. Paul Offit to the center for a question and answer session with the vaccination advocate. Paul Offit is a pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases and an expert on vaccines, immunology, and virology. […]
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 […]