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I would love to see some evidence

Der_Einzige 2y ago
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251476/ From the abstract "The game Minecraft is extremely popular and of particular interest to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder." From the paper "The open-ended narrative structure of Minecraft, especially when used in Creative Mode, facilitates constructive play of a type that resembles real-life block-building play along the lines of Lego or similar interlinking toy systems. These real-world block building toys are similarly popular among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD" "The popularity of Minecraft with children with ASD seems fairly universal" "the very use of Minecraft as a tool for supporting the reinforcement of a positive social communication skillset is in a way, an approach which is aligned to, rather than opposed to, particular aspects of neurodiversity." "Certain communication skills, such as facial expression, gestures, or tone of voice, do not have parallels in the video games environment of Minecraft," ----- Even if it doesn't fully directly show "causality" at the level you'll likely want, the quotes are clear that if you have ASD, you almost certainly play minecraft, and minecraft is tailor made for neuro divergent people. And there's some compelling evidence showing that if you put some "normal" people around folks with ASD, it can have "social contaigen" effects - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927813/
- shepherdjerred 2y ago
  Thanks for providing that. I don't think the result is all that surprising. As your quote supports, building block toys are popular with autistic children. Minecraft is essentially a good implementation of a block based game. Like you said, I'm not satisfied with the causality. I'm not sure how you'd prove that either. Doesn't autism show within a few years of age, much earlier than most(?) children start playing games like Minecraft?

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7251476/ From the abstract "The game Minecraft is extremely popular and of particular interest to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder." From the paper "The open-ended narrative structure of Minecraft, especially when used in Creative Mode, facilitates constructive play of a type that resembles real-life block-building play along the lines of Lego or similar interlinking toy systems. These real-world block building toys are similarly popular among children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD" "The popularity of Minecraft with children with ASD seems fairly universal" "the very use of Minecraft as a tool for supporting the reinforcement of a positive social communication skillset is in a way, an approach which is aligned to, rather than opposed to, particular aspects of neurodiversity." "Certain communication skills, such as facial expression, gestures, or tone of voice, do not have parallels in the video games environment of Minecraft," ----- Even if it doesn't fully directly show "causality" at the level you'll likely want, the quotes are clear that if you have ASD, you almost certainly play minecraft, and minecraft is tailor made for neuro divergent people. And there's some compelling evidence showing that if you put some "normal" people around folks with ASD, it can have "social contaigen" effects - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927813/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927813/

shepherdjerred 2y ago
Thanks for providing that. I don't think the result is all that surprising. As your quote supports, building block toys are popular with autistic children. Minecraft is essentially a good implementation of a block based game. Like you said, I'm not satisfied with the causality. I'm not sure how you'd prove that either. Doesn't autism show within a few years of age, much earlier than most(?) children start playing games like Minecraft?