While Game to Grow’s game-based groups are sometimes called “social skills groups,” the purpose isn’t actually to teach social skills. Why? Because we’re aiming for something much more important. Often, social skills “training” programs focus on deficits, viewing neurodivergent participants as needing to be fixed, adjusted, or helped to fit into the world of […]
Are you excited to brave the cold windy streets of Philadelphia this December for some tabletop fun? Us too – we’ll see you at PAX Unplugged from December 10-12. We’re grateful for the safety protocols being implemented this year to keep our community safe, and encourage you to check out the convention’s health and safety […]
We’re excited to start the in-person con circuit again! If you’re attending Emerald City Comic Con this December, we’d love to connect with you. Come see us at our information booth located in Yakima Level 1 and read on to see what else we’ll be up to this ECCC. We’re grateful for the safety protocols […]
In March of 2021, Game to Grow applied for a grant from Child’s Play Charity to expand our therapeutic role-playing game services to serve foster youth. I’m thrilled to announce that we have received the grant and have begun providing much-needed services to foster youth across Washington! Read more below and learn how you can […]
New podcast! I was on the ABSKids Autism Weekly podcast on an episode is titled “Using Games Therapeutically to Build Skills.” In it I described how Game to Grow’s therapeutic use of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons differs from many “skills training programs” in that our groups don’t teach discrete skills from a […]
The Critical Core team, Virginia Spielmann, Adam Johns, and myself (Adam Davis) were featured on the Affect Autism podcast and blog in a feature about our “Beginner’s Box” for therapeutic role-playing games. It’s a fantastic article with links to a ton of useful resources about the foundations of both Critical Core and the Game to […]
We’ve recently transitioned some of our board members. Kirk Honda, who has been board president since Game to Grow’s founding, has transitioned out of the position, and Game to Grow has brought in three new board members. Introducing Matt Allen (“Mallen”), Kathy Allen, and Michael LeFevre! The three of them will bring a fresh set […]
It was a spicy success! On Saturday, October 9th, I joined the Penny Arcade Acquisitions Incorporated C Team for a special live fundraiser Dungeons and Dragons event with a spicy twist. As viewers donated either through Twitch bits or through Game to Grow’s Spice and Dice campaign on Tiltify, the players (myself included!) would eat […]
Join us tomorrow for Spice & Dice! 5pm Pacific on twitch.tv/PAX! For this special fundraising event, I’ll be joining the Penny Arcade “C” Team for a live-streamed Dungeons and Dragons game like no other. As donations come in to Game to Grow through Tiltify or through Twitch, we’ll be eating spicier and spicier chili-infused gummy goblins provided […]
This PAX Unplugged, we’re excited to meet with the community in-person! Every year, Game to Grow and our community present panels related to applied gaming, diversity, and inclusion, and this year is no exception. Consistent with our goals to support a diverse range of voices and opinions, we’re casting our net for panelists even wider […]