I work as a at a school counselor in a private school in Norristown, PA for students diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism, Asperger's, mood and anxiety disorders. About 90% of our population has an avid passion for playing video games, as do I. I am always looking for ways to involve video games in teaching my students about life. We have tremendous opportunities with these students as their focus and interest with video games could open many doors to studies, grants, and maybe jobs. Let me know if you have any ideas as I am ADHD and have several thousand ideas a day.
I work in a private school for students with special needs and want to develop a curriculum or group framework that involves playing video games and teaching life skills.
I really enjoyed this article. As we see the future of communication and gaming infiltrating the social networking atmosphere it seems the possibilities are endless. I work in a private school for students on the Autistic Spectrum, mood and anxiety disorders and they love their video games, almost as much ...
Thanks Max, Sounds like there are some great ideas out there and some games to go along with them. I was thinking of maybe incorporating a LAN party into the mix and do some group counseling but that would be a toughy. Do you or anyone else know of a ...
