Can kids with autism and ADHD learn more effectively by playing tabletop games?
Can kids with autism and ADHD learn more effectively by playing tabletop games?
Can kids with autism and ADHD learn more effectively by playing tabletop games?
By Edwina Seselja
April 14, 2021
Summary
Jack Ford Morgan and Callan Davis who are the co-owners of Half Monster Games.
Mr Ford Morgan said just as the variety and complexity of games had changed, so too had attitudes.
"A lot of the stigma that existed ... about nerds and geeks and that kind of culture is really evaporating with all the focus that is put on diversity and inclusion," he said.
"It is a bit like an organised sport where people get together, they can learn a skill together, they can have fun and interact in and around playing the actual sport and having a healthy way to express competitiveness and learn teamwork."
Mr Ford Morgan is completing his masters in philosophy at the Queensland University of Technology, focusing on the creation of science-based educational tabletop games.
He's also working to elevate the presence of women in gaming, both as players and within games themselves.
"Particularly in the last decade there has been a real focus on diversity and inclusion," he said.
"Through the research that I'm doing at QUT, I've looked into it and the demographics are really interesting, because about 45 to 55 per cent of tabletop gamers are women."
Reference
Seselja, E. (2021, April 14). Can kids with autism and ADHD learn more effectively by playing tabletop games? Retrieved July 24, 2021, from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-15/tabletop-games-transform-learning-for-kids-with-autism-/100058168