Can kids with autism and ADHD learn more effectively by playing tabletop games?
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Tabletop games could transform the way children and teenagers who are on the autism spectrum or have ADHD learn in classrooms, a board game designer has suggested.
And a Queensland University of Technology professor in child development and education agrees that using educationally targeted board games and other tabletop games could improve learning outcomes for children who are neuro-diverse.
While teachers often use games as part of the education process, especially in the lower years of primary school, Brisbane-based
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