Participants for what?

• Research study!!
• Goal of study: better understand how people interact and/or communicate with people who have similar or different neurotypes
• Process of study
  • Meet virtually with a researcher and 1 other participant for about 30 mins.
  • Complete a survey about characteristics about yourself and about your experience completing the task
  • Describe an image for another participant to draw OR listen to another participant’s instructions to draw an image

Am I eligible?

• Need to be 18 years or older
• Non-autistic OR person who identifies as autistic, a person with autism, or on the spectrum (formal diagnosis or self-identification is accepted)
• Do you have access to a working Internet, Zoom, computer camera, and computer microphone?
• Do you have access to physical or digital drawing materials? (At least 4 different colors of a writing utensil)
• Do you speak and understand English?

Interested?

• Contact
  • Morgan Oates
    • oates.65@osu.edu
  • Allison Bean
    • bean.61@osu.edu
  • Langugae, Assistive Tech., and Austism lab
    • https://u.osu.edu/latalab/
• You get $10 simply by participating!!!

If you are a current OSU TOPS student, mentor, or alumni, YOU can watch the OSU hockey team skate to victory!!

• Where: Value City Arena
• Meeting Place: South Entrance
• Transportation: Walk if on campus, CABS, COTA #1, preferred form of transportation
• What to bring: Buckeye ID and $$ if you to buy anything
• RSVP: https://signup.com/go/wFbtoJw
• Host: TOPS Alumni – Connor Silverman (330-888-9777)

The Earth is beautiful and yet we have a role in keeping in that way; the students in the picture below chose to take action and time out of their Saturday on October 8th to help keep Jennings Hall Rain Garden clean and orderly. Thanks TOP students* for all that you do!!

*This event was not primarily TOPS students.

Have you ever been rock climbing?? TOPS students have and they had a blast! Here are some pictures from their fun day of adventures.

Where do you like to go rock climbing?? Comment below!

Exercise Programming Study for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

What is it??

• A study to examine the effectiveness of a visual system to promote fitness and exercise independence

Are you eligible??

• 22-24 years old
• Mild intellectual disability
• No major health risk factors
• No formal exercise programming in the last 6 months

What do I get??

• Fitness testing and evaluation
• One-on-one instruction
• 16 sessions of physical fitness programming 

Where is it??

• ALL sessions are at Valemee Fitness
  • 6631 Commerce Pkwy, Unit L Dublin, OH 43017

Who do I contact??

• Dr. Carmen Swain
  • swain.78@osu.edu
  • 614.292.5959

WHAT IS IT??? 

The Nisonger Center Penny War is a fundraiser to support Nisonger Center’s Social Committee which is where ALL proceeds go to! Each department within the Nisonger Center are competing against each other in order to win the highest number of points!

HOW DOES IT WORK???

POSITIVE POINTS include pennies and dollar bills. (1 penny = 1 point; $1 = 100 points)

NEGATIVE POINTS include all silver coins. (1 quarter = -25 points; 1 dime = -10 points)

WHERE DO I GO???

The containers are located in Administration, Room 357.

HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE???

Not long enough! The contest ends Friday 11/25 and whichever department wins gets bragging rights until next year!!!

Finn [man in the middle with the OSU hat] and friends went to the Gateway Movie theater on 9/22/22 to watch the new Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers while eating his favorite movie theater snacks: buttery popcorn, gummies, and a refreshing coca cola. Finn shared about how he LOVED the previous Lord of the Rings movies as well as the books. When asked him on a scale of 1 to 10 how much he liked the Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers movie, (1 being the WORST movie you have ever seen and 10 being the BEST movie you ever have seen) he said 9!!! That is high praise!!

Have you read the books or seen the other movies?? How would YOU rate them?? Comment below!!

If you are an adult with a disability (ID/DD) as well as a mental health disability (MHD) or a caregiver, parent, guardian, and/or support person of an adult with ID/DD and MHD then you should attend the focus group this Friday, September 30th at exactly 12:00pm on zoom!

Individuals who attend via zoom are encouraged to share their experiences with the rest of the group (about 3-6 people per group) but are not required to.

If you are interested in signing up please contact Andrew Buck via email (andrew.buck@osumc.edu) or phone (614-688-7717).

Attending a one-hour zoom meeting makes you eligible to earn a $25 gift card!!

Last week, on September 13th, 2022, students from the TOPS program met up at Chick-Fil-A to hangout and enjoy some good food. Here’s a picture of all of them hanging out!

Hey guys! It’s me, Taylor Breehl/Yugovich!

Yesterday, I had the privilege of sitting in on one of the TOPS classes. I met multiple students and was able to participate in the class activities. The day began with a recap of the different social events people had made or were in the process of being made. (Stay tuned and you will be able to see how they did this very soon!)

Then, students discussed the study groups that had been occurring throughout the week. If you are a current TOPS student and would like more information on how to learn about these study groups, click the following link or message the following person.

Towards the middle of class, Mrs. Sheri, helped students review their voting terminology by the means of a Kahoot. Previously, that week, they had a guest speaker come in and discuss information on the voting process so this review was perfect to help refresh their memories while still having some fun. Do you need a refresher on your voting terminology?? Take the Kahoot and find out!

Hope you all enjoy this beautiful Friday and have a wonderful weekend! I’m going camping! What are your weekend plans? Comment below!