Suitable for ages

7-12, 13-17, 18-24, 25+ years

Autism Friendly

Autism specific provider

Support Provided

Minimum Support

Location

Online

Everything you need to know

Minds at Play recognises the challenges often associated with engaging children, youth, and adults with disabilities. Our participants get to have a positive social experience while playing fantasy-based role-playing games, in a safe environment.

Available forages 9 and up, this program has been developed to build confidence in a range of social and communication skills. Each player has a specific role, and they work together as a team to build a model while practising other vital skills such as sharing, listening, joint attention, and problem-solving.

They’ll have fun, grow socially, explore their creativity and interact with others in a supported digital environment.

What we’ll work on

– Collaboration– by working as a group to achieve a common goal
– Joint problem-solving, sharing, and turn-taking – taking turns in different roles, working on the build together
– Maintaining attention– staying focused on the task to build the models
– Verbal and non-verbal communication– using language and text skills to express ideas and feelings
– Creativity– in building the models and free playtime
– Social growth– helping your child make friends, greet others, and develop sharing and turn-taking skills.
– Conflict resolution– working through differences for a shared aim
– Emotional development– learning to understand and talk about emotions (their own and other people’s), conflict resolution, and problem-solving skills.
– Communication and literacy skills– expanding vocabulary around social and emotional development, increasing literacy skills and language development through peer activities.