Supporting the Spectrum

In this episode of Supporting the Spectrum, Michelle Dampf, a speech language pathologist at the Thompson Center, discusses her social language group for pre-adolescent girls. She provides her reasoning behind focusing on girls separately, skills she focuses on during group, and strategies she uses to teach.

In this episode of Supporting the Spectrum, developmental pediatrician, Dr. Tracy Stroud, and speech language therapist, Michelle Dampf discuss the Down Syndrome Clinic at the Thompson Center, special language considerations, and supports for children with Down Syndrome and their families.  

In this episode of Supporting the Spectrum, Brittney Stevenson (occupational therapist) and Shelia Chapman (dietician), discuss the challenges of picky eating.  They provide practical advice to families on both strategies to try and who to turn to for additional support.  

In this episode of Supporting the Spectrum, Dr. Sykes, clinical psychologist and co-chair of the Thompson Center’s Inclusion Committee (TCIC), discusses the importance of looking inward to explore opportunities for growth related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Current initiatives and processes of TCIC are shared.

In this episode of Supporting the Spectrum, Cortney Fish and Kim Selders, training specialists at the Thompson Center and co-champions of the AFB initiative, discuss community inclusion and the Thompson Center’s Autism Friendly Business Initiative.

In this episode of Supporting the Spectrum, Kim Selders, school psychologist by trade and autism assessment and training specialist at the Thompson Center, discusses navigating the school evaluation process. She provides answers to some common misconceptions about accessing school services and advice for meaningful family engagement in the process.

In the first episode of Supporting the Spectrum, Dr. Connie Brooks, Director of the Health Professions Division at the Thompson Center, discusses expectations for diagnostic evaluation appointments. Helpful advice and information is provided for all steps in the process, including: making a referral, managing the waiting period between referral and appointment, the appointment itself, and next ste...