{"id":16610,"date":"2024-03-25T11:20:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/last-drum.flywheelsites.com\/?p=16610"},"modified":"2025-06-03T18:30:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:30:56","slug":"how-games-can-help-teach-social-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autism.org\/how-games-can-help-teach-social-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"How Games Foster Social Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Doctors Liam Cross & Gray Atherton<\/a> discuss research suggesting that board game skills may be a lifelong bridge to engaging with peers. They provide context for the intersection of autism and board games, highlighting the parallels between cognitive differences in autism and modern board game characteristics. The speakers outline recent studies on the prevalence of autism among board gamers, what autistic board gamers get out of the hobby, and the potential long-term effects of board game play. Atherton and Cross assert the ability of board games to foster social and communication development in autism and discuss creating a formal intervention strategy before the Q&A. <\/span><\/p>\n

Handouts are online HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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