The Thompson Center is committed to workplace diversity and to cultivating, fostering and preserving a culture of inclusion. We believe that diversity and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. This commitment extendsContinue reading “The Thompson Center Values Social Justice”
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Changing Jobs, Changing Lives
When Myles Hinkel first attended a town hall meeting in 2005 about the newly created Thompson Center, little did he and his wife Lora know how impactful the Center wouldContinue reading “Changing Jobs, Changing Lives”
COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Patients and Staff
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Thompson Center has enacted several new safety guidelines for in-person clinic visits. These guidelines are meant to keep our patients, their families, andContinue reading “COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for Patients and Staff”
Exclusive Inclusivity
The Thompson Center prides itself on creating an open and accessible environment for people of all abilities. No group illustrates this commitment better than Thompson Center Applied Behavior Intervention ServicesContinue reading “Exclusive Inclusivity”
“Seeing” a Problem
Providing health care for children with autism can be a challenge for both families and health care providers. Not only does autism often come with comorbid health issues, such asContinue reading ““Seeing” a Problem”
A Fair Affair
Over the years, one of the primary reasons that the Thompson Center has excelled in producing field-advancing, nationally recognized research is our access to experts in dozens of fields acrossContinue reading “A Fair Affair”
Hilarity for Charity
It was yet another amazing night of hilarity for charity benefiting the Thompson Center when nationally renowned comedians Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black, joined by their friend Jeff Stilson, performedContinue reading “Hilarity for Charity”
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”
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”
A Spooky Halloween at the Thompson Center
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 aContinue reading “A Spooky Halloween at the Thompson Center”