Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1. 1. What are social skills? 2. How are social skills impaired in children with Autism? 3. How can group programs support children with Autism to develop social skills? 4. What is Minecraft? 5. Why use Minecraft to teach social skills? Part 2. 6. Getting set up. 7. Running the program. 8. Sessions plans and handouts. Part 3: Resources. 9. Minecraft Money. 10. Minecraft Snakes and Ladders. 11. Helpful websites. Bibliography.
An accessible guide to setting up and running a Minecraft® Social Group for children with autism spectrum disorders
Raelene Dundon is a late diagnosed Autistic ADHDer and is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Play Therapist. She is the Director of Okey Dokey Childhood Therapy, a large multidisciplinary practice in Melbourne, Australia and a lecturer at Deakin University. Raelene has over 15 years' experience providing support to neurodivergent children and their families.
Motivation, in autism, switches us on! Outside of 'interest'
connecting to social understanding is unlikely. The author of this
book recognises this understanding. Such a resource is unique and
has been a long time coming. I am excited by and highly recommend
this insightful book.
*Wenn B. Lawson (PhD) Psychology. AFBPsS; MAPs. Senior Consultant
Complex Support. SA. Dept. of Ed. Disability, Policy &
Planning*
Children with autism often develop talents in specific areas, such
as playing computer games, but have difficulties with the social
skills needed to develop friendships. This ingenious and engaging
group programme uses motivation and game-playing talents to teach
specific social skills. By discovering new worlds within Minecraft,
the participants explore and acquire the social abilities needed to
make friends.
*Dr Tony Attwood, Minds and Hearts Clinic, Brisbane*
March's Autism Book of the Month is: Teaching Social Skills to
Children with Autism Using Minecraft® ??
Sure Lego therapy is cool, but have you heard about how Minecraft
is being used to develop social skills in autistic children?
A SUPER accessible step by step guide to improving communication
ability in younger autists, 'Teaching Social Skills to Children
with Autism Using Minecraft' stands apart from other stuffy autism
support manuals by suggesting that the literal building blocks to
verbal & collaborative success may lie in the global gaming
phenomenon that is Minecraft: a creation simulator/videogame.
While, most autism support guides have a tendency to be quite dry,
or assuming of how much a reader knows, TSSTCWAUS does a fantastic
job of explaining why autistic people struggle socialising and it's
clear explanations mean that there is plenty of autism lessons to
learn (even if, by the end, you decide not to trial the new
therapy).
An innovative read, set to shake up the world of autism therapies,
I highly recommend 'Teaching Social Skills to Children with Autism
Using Minecraft' for parents with autistic children born in the
2000s.
Autistic & Unapologetic
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