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We’re here to help.
Our compassionate and knowledgeable team is here to address your unique needs and provide the best possible care for your child’s neurodevelopmental journey.
Teaching for a stronger community.
We are here to equip learners with the essentials skills needed to create positive change in the lives of people with developmental differences.
Researching for a better tomorrow.
Our goal is to unlock discoveries that will revolutionize the lives of individuals with autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses.
Join us for a night of fun to support the Thompson Center! Tickets: $25 Purchase a table of 8: $160 Sponsor Opportunities Available! Light Snacks Provided Outside Food & Drinks Welcome! Tickets: https://one.bidpal.net/tctrivianight/welcome Cosmopolitan Clubs-Cosmo Community Center 1715 Burlington St, Columbia, Missouri 65202
Keynote Presentation: Managing it All- Put Your Mask on First Strand 1 Topics: Safety - Increasing Emergent Communication Skills; Pivotal Response Treatment (2 parts session) Strand 2 Topics: Behavior Basics - Working Towards Self-Regulation - Adolescents and Puberty Strand 3 Topics: Effective Programming - Managing Anxiety in Children with ASD - Disability Funding Parent Panel:Continue reading "2019 Kansas City Parent Conference"
Join us for a FREE day filled with sensory-friendly activities, petting zoo, food trucks, music and educational tables from community organizations! To register a team to walk, visit: https://one.bidpal.net/autismwalk. For ANY questions, please contact Natalie Kukulka at nkukulka@yahoo.com.
The Thompson Center and Thompson Foundation are SO EXCITED that Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black are returning to the Missouri Theatre on May 6 for a night of hilarity for charity! Proceeds of this event benefit the Thompson Center! Buy tickets now! https://oss.ticketmaster.com/aps/muconcerts/EN/buy/details/9im0506
Interested in autism research? Come learn more about how MU and Thompson Center researchers are advancing the field of autism clinical and behavioral knowledge and how YOU can be a part of it. Presentation topics include: • Autism medical research • Health outcomes for the aging population with autism • Advances in Applied Behavior AnalysisContinue reading "Thompson Center Research Fair"
Join the Mizzou Theatre Department for this amazing, FREE sensory-friendly performance of the delightful children's play "Corduroy." The performance is at 1 p.m. on June 21 at Studio 4 on the MU campus, located at 672 Hitt St. Columbia, MO 65211. This performance is specially adapted for children with ASD, but ALL children and familiesContinue reading "Free Sensory-Friendly Performance of Corduroy"
For New Paraprofessionals Working with Students with Autism Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 9am – 2pm (lunch provided) Training participants will learn: • Characteristics of autism and how they impact student’s skill development • Practical strategies for building independence • How to promote social-communication skills • Ways to decrease problem behaviors Registration required. Contact trainings@missouri.edu (573)Continue reading "FREE Training for Paraprofessionals"
Join our autism experts for a day-long training exclusively geared for parents and caregivers of children with autism in the St. Louis area. Sign up for one of three attendance options of varying cost. Lunch is provided! Find out more information and register here: https://one.bidpal.net/autismparentday/custom/custom2
Support the Thompson Center through an amazing night of wine and magic! Internationally renowned magician David Minkin comes to Columbia for the first time to help support the Thompson Center. Don't miss this mind-blowing night of magic and wine! VERY limited seating is available, so buy your tickets fast! Tickets available at https://thompsoncenter.missouri.edu/wineandmagic Be aContinue reading "Magic and Wine"
Join the Thompson Foundation for Autism for this amazing night of Wine and Magic, featuring International Champion of Magic David Minkin. “Magic and Wine” David’s weekly live show in Los Angeles, which Johnny Depp called “The greatest thing I’ve ever seen,” is the longest running one-man magic show in California and one of the highestContinue reading "2019 Heroes Among Us Gala"
Break out your costumes and come to the Thompson Center for trick or treating! Come get gobs of candy and show off your fun costumes from 4-5:30 p.m. on Oct. 31 at the Thompson Center clinic! ALL Thompson Center patients AND their families are welcome! We'll see you there!
Twelve years after the multiple Emmy Award winning HBO film AUTISM: THE MUSICAL was filmed, HBO commissioned a short film to check in on the five children featured in the 2008 documentary. View both films for free at the St. Louis International Film Festival on Nov. 10. For more information, visit: https://www.cinemastlouis.org/sliff/autism-musical-and-autism-sequel
