People with autism have restricted and repetitive behaviors that can be characterized by intense interests or preoccupations in specific objects or topics. Often, having unusual preoccupations and specific interests canContinue reading “An Interest in Interests”
Tag Archives: autism
Doing By Seeing
“There is no substitute for experience.” It’s a time-worn adage that has proven itself many times, especially in the educational sphere. Dr. Casey Clay, an assistant professor of special educationContinue reading “Doing By Seeing”
Raising Laughs
The Diagnosis Relocating your family to a new city can be a challenge during the best of times. In May 2011, the Madigans had just moved from the Lake ofContinue reading “Raising Laughs”
Reaching for the Summit
Autism research is making great strides internationally in places such as Europe and Canada, due in large part to large, collaborative research systems established in those areas. These systems allowContinue reading “Reaching for the Summit”
A Dress for Santa’s Helper
Many kids look forward to Christmas: the music, the decorations, the lights, the presents, Santa. For Sam Haworth, Christmas is a year-round affair. “Sam loves Christmas and has a treeContinue reading “A Dress for Santa’s Helper”
Down Through the Chimney
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 withContinue reading “Down Through the Chimney”
Smashing the Record (Again!)
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 countryContinue reading “Smashing the Record (Again!)”
A Heroic Success
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 theContinue reading “A Heroic Success”
Thompson Center psychology team training a record 13 future autism professionals
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 autismContinue reading “Thompson Center psychology team training a record 13 future autism professionals”
Family Spotlight – Meet the Karrers
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 andContinue reading “Family Spotlight – Meet the Karrers”