Shared games · Small choices · Your pace
Enjoy games together. Try one small activity, offer a choice and allow breaks. Notice comfort and interest, rather than pushing for a result.
Different children and adults have different preferences and support needs. Showing, pointing, speaking or choosing not to join are all welcome.
Our first play-together video is being prepared.
In the meantime, choose a small activity below and enjoy it together at your own pace.
Choose any one of these ideas. A trusted helper follows the participant’s choices; nobody needs to finish all four.
Who helps: A family member or trusted helper chosen by the participant.
What to try: One familiar part of a game, rather than a whole session.
Stop or change the activity whenever the participant wants.
Who helps: A willing play partner; a helper can explain whose turn it is.
What to try: A short shared turn without pressure to compete.
Skip turn-taking or stop if the participant prefers another way to play.
Who helps: A trusted helper who can find the game's settings with the participant.
What to try: One available setting, such as sound level, subtitles or text size.
Stop or adjust if the participant wants; do not deliberately test uncomfortable effects.
Who helps: The participant and their chosen play partner or helper.
What to try: A stopping point everyone is comfortable with, not a universal time limit.
Offer breaks at any time. Change the plan if comfort or interest changes.
There is no single screen-time rule here. Agree what is comfortable for the individual and allow breaks or stopping whenever wanted.
Xbox family settings for child accounts can help a parent or guardian manage a child’s account. Adult participants make their own choices; parental controls must not be applied to an adult without their agreement.
The Xbox Accessibility Guidelines describe design and testing practices, not certification or a guarantee that a particular game suits everyone.
Check the publisher’s current rules for each game, platform, footage and music before recording or sharing. Personal creator permission may not permit ABMC organization use. For example, Nintendo’s Game Content Guidelines (Q9) distinguish individuals from organizations. An owner review does not replace rights permission.
Gaming can be a shared leisure and learning context. Opportunities to practise depend on the specific game, the person and the support offered—not guaranteed skill gains or treatment.
A randomized controlled trial of Secret Agent Society involved 70 child-parent dyads, with children ages 7–12. Its 10-week structured, parent-supported program showed stronger improvements on ratings than an active comparison.
That result does not establish ordinary Xbox gaming or all-day play as autism treatment. It does not generalize to all support needs or adults. These activities are general educational ideas, not clinical advice; no cure, symptom reduction or therapeutic efficacy is claimed.
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