Dept of Psychology at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC
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Have you heard of the Ausome Gym right here in Columbia??
The Ausome Gym‘s state-of-the-art equipment and specialized play areas gives children the opportunity to reach goals related to sensory processing, attention, movement, strength, behavior regulation, language, social interactions, safety, and self-care skills – while having fun! Exciting activities for people of all ages including ball pit, BEAM interactive game floors, super building blocks, bubble tubes,
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Get Ready! Strides for Autism Festival is the South Carolina Autism Society’s premiere fund-raising & awareness Event.
Midlands Strides for Autism Festival is April 28, 2018 at Irmo Community Park and Upstate Strides for Autism Festival is June 9, 2018 at Heritage Park, Simpsonville, SC. The Money raised for South Carolina Autism Society stays in South Carolina and goes towards individual and family support, education, advocacy, and training. Information on how to get
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Big Emma with Big Eddie!
Emma has been a part of our study since she was only 9 months old!! We have thoroughly enjoyed watching her develop into the young lady she is today:) We are so glad that our participants are able to enjoy a complimentary visit to EdVenture Children’s Museum during their time here in Columbia!
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Congratulations to Debra Reisinger for accepting a post-doctoral position at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital!
Debra Reisinger is a current graduate student on internship at Kennedy Krieger Institute at the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore Maryland. She is on track to graduate with her doctorate this year and has already accepted a post-doctoral position at Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital! She will be working in Dr. Craig Erickson’s lab where
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Congratulations to Kelly Caravella and Jordan Ezell for each being awarded the SPARC Graduate Research Grant!
Kelly Caravella and Jordan Ezell, graduate students working under Jane Roberts in our lab, have been awarded grants sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. This Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) is given out each year in order to ignite research and creative excellence across all disciplines at
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