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How “Dungeons & Dragons” saved my autistic son
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
blog,
blog posting,
pdd / asd / autism spectrum,
anecdote
" D&D has always appealed to introverts with rich inner lives. For my boy, it was a lifeline to the outside world. Delani Bartlette, The Good Men Project"
Article from Salon.com archived here in case it disappears...
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Story #1: Camper Drawn Out of Shell - RPG Story of the Day
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #1: Camper Drawn Out of Shell. A new series of postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
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RPG Story of the Day Folder
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Story #2: Look Dorky to Looks Cool - RPG Story of the Day
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
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RPG Story of the Day Folder
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Story #3: Wheelchair Elven Cavalry Drives Back Orcs - RPG Story of the Day
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
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RPG Story of the Day Folder
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Story #X: Story Title - RPG Story of the Template
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
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RPG Story of the Day Folder
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Therapeutic Role-Playing Games (RPG Therapy) for older adults. & Cohort Considerations
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Population: Adults,
Aspect: Memory,
Population: Older Adults / Elderly / Geriatric,
blog posting,
Population: Older Adults,
Effects of RPG,
recreation therapy,
therapeutic role-playing game,
In-patient,
therapeutic recreation,
Aspect: Cognition,
Discipline: Psychiatry,
RPG and psychiatric disorders,
therapeutic rpg,
Informal / Less formal - Observations,
rpg for therapy,
Opinion,
Case study(ies),
Aspect: Assessment Tool(s),
Discipline: Psychology,
anecdote,
recreational therapy,
Setting: Long-term care
In the past 10 years I have been receiving increasingly frequent inquiries about using RPGs in therapeutic settings for older adults. Here is a summary of information to help you get started with this population...
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1988 - Therapy is fantasy: role-playing, healing, and the construction of symbolic order.
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Nov 19, 2012
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last modified
Nov 05, 2023 10:27 AM
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filed under:
archived article,
Others' research,
Anthroplogical/anthropology,
Case study(ies),
Potential RPG Research Question,
Effects of RPG,
correlative research,
sociological / sociology,
Diagnosis: Depression,
anecdote,
TODO,
Material to read
Hughes, John (1988). Therapy is fantasy: role-playing, healing, and the construction of symbolic order.
Australian National University honors paper in medical anthropology on the use of RPG in the self-treatment of clinical depression. 23 pages.
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