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Spectrum Gaming was founded by Andy Smith, a 27 year old autistic adult from Bury, Greater Manchester, who after struggling as an autistic person, met other autistic people online who grew to accept their autism diagnosis. He later decided to make it has "Life goal" to make sure that as many autistic young people as possible avoided the ...
It was founded by Stuart Duncan, a web developer in Timmins, Canada whose son is diagnosed with autism, and is known in-game as AutismFather. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Autcraft was created so such children could play their favourite game with others without facing the threat of bullying and discrimination .
Snoezelen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsnuzələ(n)] ⓘ) or controlled multisensory environment (MSE) is a therapy for people with autism and other developmental disabilities, dementia or brain injury. It consists of placing the person in a soothing and stimulating environment, called the "Snoezelen room", a form of sensory room. These rooms are ...
Engaging in special interests can bring autistic people great joy [25] [26] and many autistic people spend large amounts of time engaged in their special interest. [27] In adults, engaging with special interests has been shown to have positive outcomes for mental health, [28] self-esteem, [29] and can be used to manage stress.
Users exploring the world with their avatars in Second Life. A virtual world (also called a virtual space or spaces) is a computer-simulated environment [1] which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal avatar [2] and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities, and communicate with others.
Gaming Addicts Anonymous, founded in 2014 is a 12-step program focused on recovery from computer gaming addiction. [114] [115] Internet and Technology Addicts Anonymous (ITAA), founded in 2017, is a 12-step program supporting users coping with the problems resulting from compulsive internet and technology use.
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Furthermore, the presence of autism can make it harder to diagnose coexisting psychiatric disorders such as depression. [9] Diagnosing will be much harder in adults, since most people with ASD who reach adulthood undiagnosed, learn diverse (and often intense) masking techniques which make external diagnosis almost impossible.