This session will provide strategies for increasing communication and engagement for children with emergent language skills using evidenced based intervention for improving social-communication, play, and adaptive skills.
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Behavior Webinar Series: Supporting Appropriate Behavior
This session will provide educational professionals with an overview of strategies to promote appropriate behavior in the classroom setting. The content will include functional information on why problem behavior may occur. Strategies to address the environment as well as teach/reinforce new behavior will be discussed. We recommend you also attend the Functional Behavior Assessment webinar. Note: This session is not intended for BCBAs.
Webinar: What Is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
Join us for an introductory webinar on autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This session provides a foundational exploration of ASD, covering the core characteristics of social communication differences and restricted/repetitive patterns of behavior. We will also dispel common myths about autism. Learn about the diverse ways autism can manifest to better support all students in your learning environment.
Early Childhood Provider Autism Immersion Day
This day-long training for early childhood education providers is FREE and includes lunch.
ADOS-2 Advanced/Research Training
Registration for this event is closed Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree or higher and relevant work experience and current occupational role. Must complete the ADOS-2 Introductory Clinical training in Modules 1-4 priorContinue reading “ADOS-2 Advanced/Research Training”
Training Spotlight: Mackenzie Cissne
Mackenzie Cissne joined the Thompson Center in June 2021 as a graduate research assistant working with Dr. Kerri Nowell. Mackenzie is also working with Dr. Connie Brooks and Dr. Michael Morhland on the psychology team as a practicum student. Her research areas of interest include cognitive and functional outcomes of individuals with developmental disorders, specifically outcomes in executive functioning, including inhibitory control, working memory, flexibility, and metacognition.
Postdoctoral Fellow Awarded National Institute of Mental Health F32 Grant
Erin Andres, Ph.D. has been awarded an individual postdoctoral fellowship (F32) by the National Institute of Mental Health to support training and a specific research project. The F32 fellowship grants are part of a prestigious program of the National Institutes of Health to invest in and promote talented early-stage researchers.
Thompson Center Psychometry Team Assists with EarliTec Study
An example of an interdepartmental collaboration at the Thompson Center is between the psychometry team and the Research Core. Psychometrists provide cognitive or developmental assessment support for the Research Core’s EarliTec Study. The psychometrists administer the assessments, score them, and compile the data for the researchers.
Working Together: Interdisciplinary Research in Autism & Neurodevelopment
As part of the University of Missouri, the Thompson Center is fortunate to be able to collaborate with researchers from a variety of disciplines to further our understanding and expand services available to people with autism and other neurodevelopmental diagnoses.
Thompson Foundation, ACE Program Receive Local Impact Grant
The Thompson Foundation for Autism & Neurodevelopment was awarded the Autism Speaks 2023 Local Impact Grant. This grant will go towards funding the Thompson Center’s Accessing Career Experiences (ACE) program. This grant was awarded to 23 organizations from 13 states that serve the autism community.