ASD Workshop 1

Intelligent Gaming and Life Skills

Families struggling with excessive gaming need to get on the same page. We need to maximize quality gaming and real life engagement while minimizing harm.

Who is this workshop for? This program is designed for neurodiverse gamers and their families. It's a good fit for families where our gamer requires more support in group settings. It is designed for gamers on the autism spectrum, who might need more support than what our standard programs have the capacity for. This program has a modified format. It is most suitable for families where our gamer is 10-25 years old. Neurodiverse gamers are welcome to attend any other workshops or services, but neurotypical gamers won't be joining this workshop.

Workshop 1 - Understanding Gamer Motivations

It begins with a 1 hour Zoom call for parents, giving them the chance to connect and share experiences while preparing for the workshop. 

The workshop runs from approximately 10am to 3pm and includes:

1. Insight into what really motivates gamers to play
2. How to build gaming into your life, rather than build your life around gaming.
3. Healthy gaming strategies that gamers believe in
4. Motivational Interviewing techniques to exploring the resistance to change
5. Social gaming session starting at 12:30pm
6. Parent coaching session and goal setting starting at 2pm
7. 50% off the Online Parent Course
8. Goal Setting with the aim of finding more fulfillment in real life
9. Flexibility to bring extra support workers to suit different needs
10. A mentor/gamer ratio of 1:5 where mentors are experienced in this field or are neurodiverse themselves.

Workshop 1 goes hand-in-hand with Workshop 2 - Intelligent Gaming and Life Skills

For reference, the cost of a workshop would get you approximately 2 sessions with a psychologist (who may not understand gamers yet.)

Cost: $315 - Ask us about our sibling discount

GST FREE - Program is for NDIS participants