By Tony Messenger of The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A month ago, Gov. Jay Nixon said he would use all the power of the governor’s office to pass mandatory autism insurance coverage legislation when the General Assembly reconvenes in January.
Today he took his bully pulpit on the road, urging lawmakers to pass a bill similar to one [...]
from The Ladue News
Thompson Foundation for Autism held a dinner gala at the Four Seasons Hotel to benefit The Thompson Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Missouri. Honorary chair and St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa brought a number of his players, who signed autographs for many of the 420 guests. [...]
from St. Louis Magazine
Hundreds of guests gathered at the Four Seasons Hotel for a fundraising dinner and auction to benefit the Thompson Center for Autism. Tony LaRussa also gave the partygoers the inside scoop on the 2009 Cardinals team.
By Emily Rau of KOMU TV-8
The Thompson Center for Autism and Neurological Disorders locked in $5 million from the state budget on Thursday. Workers at the Thompson Center are working in cramped quarters less than four years after the facility opened its doors.
In one room, 25 different doctors, nurses and students share the same small [...]
In January, significant progress was made toward the initiative to mandate insurance coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorders in our state.
Pictures from the 2008 LaRussa fundraiser event held at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
