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The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, part of the Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State's Neurological Institute; was recently awarded a 2-year Eugene Washington PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) engagement award of $238,676 for “Rethinking Stakeholders Roles in ASC Interventions: Moving from Participants to Engaged Collaborators”. Multiple types of early intervention for children with autism [...]

Christine Brown is a LEND Self-Advocate Faculty Member and Clinical Research Assistant at Nisonger Center (since 2017).  She is also the co-chairperson of the NIDILRR-funded RRTC Disability Experienced Expert Panel.  Christine serves on the board for the Ohio Self Determination Association. On many occasions, she stops in my office to share exciting news or updates [...]

Nisonger Center Playground Restoration We are excited to share that at long last we expect to see work begin as early as June on the Nisonger Center EDE/EI program playground restoration. Our accessible, universally designed and inclusive playground contributes to the Nisonger Center’s goal of maintaining our ECE program as a nationally recognized and respected [...]

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The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Ohio State University Nisonger Center are involved in two training initiatives to educate childhood professionals on the impact of the opioid crisis on young children. “Ohio is considered ‘ground zero’ for the opioid epidemic devastating the nation, and too often the children of those in the [...]

From January 1, 2019 - March 1, 2019; submit up to 4 photos online for your chance to win up to $500!  Please see contest rules to ensure your submission is included for judging and contact tamara.hager@osumc.edu with questions or for additional information. **Photos should be of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities engaging [...]

The US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living awarded a 5-year $4.4M grant to The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, part of the Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State's Neurological Institute; Can You Hear Me Now? Listening to People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Health Research. This grant, in collaboration [...]

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders awarded a 3-year $468,000 grant to The Ohio State University Nisonger Center, part of the Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State's Neurological Institute. The Grant will support the measurement of social communication outcomes in young children with autism spectrum [...]

The Nisonger Center Aspirations Program recently received a $5,000 grant from the Gordon Flesch Foundation to support new programming; Employability. This grant will be used to support three, 8-10 week groups serving approximately 25 young adults with HFA/AS, all of whom have participated in the ten week initial Aspirations support groups, offered over the course [...]