Comments on: Gamers and Asperger’s http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:08:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Nintendo At School http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-551678 Nintendo At School Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:50:27 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-551678 [...] Couple months back, a study was presented at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Dublin; the study found that people who showed more signs of games addiction exhibit the following personality traits: “neuroticism, lack of extraversion and lack of agreeableness”—all signs of Asperger’s Syndrome, according to one source. [...] [...] Couple months back, a study was presented at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Dublin; the study found that people who showed more signs of games addiction exhibit the following personality traits: “neuroticism, lack of extraversion and lack of agreeableness”—all signs of Asperger’s Syndrome, according to one source. [...]

]]> By: Synesthesia http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-556293 Synesthesia Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:33:24 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-556293 I can't play super mario brothers but the FF series and Persona 3 can take hours out of my life. I can’t play super mario brothers but the FF series and Persona 3 can take hours out of my life.

]]> By: Why We’re a Bit Wary of Software (But Still Curious) http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-555804 Why We’re a Bit Wary of Software (But Still Curious) Thu, 01 May 2008 18:13:33 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-555804 [...] his mind over-saturated by too many colors, images, moving lines of things. He hasn’t been wanting to do any online jigsaw puzzles lately; I suspect that he may have enjoyed those because, in an online puzzle, there’s only [...] [...] his mind over-saturated by too many colors, images, moving lines of things. He hasn’t been wanting to do any online jigsaw puzzles lately; I suspect that he may have enjoyed those because, in an online puzzle, there’s only [...]

]]> By: Brain Tune-Up http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-547450 Brain Tune-Up Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:52:03 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-547450 [...] is not, I think, a therapy for Charlie who so far has zero interest in video games. He likes to do online jigsaw puzzles but, when I’ve tired to get him to play video games (if you can imagine that scenario), he [...] [...] is not, I think, a therapy for Charlie who so far has zero interest in video games. He likes to do online jigsaw puzzles but, when I’ve tired to get him to play video games (if you can imagine that scenario), he [...]

]]> By: AR http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-554085 AR Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:35:37 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-554085 Are you aware of jigzone.com? It has a bunch of free online puzzles Charlie might like, including some with surfing, swimming, and bikes. You can change the number and shape of the puzzle pieces and upload your own photos to create puzzles. The format of the site might be a bit too cluttered, though. I'm not sure if there is any way around that. Are you aware of jigzone.com? It has a bunch of free online puzzles Charlie might like, including some with surfing, swimming, and bikes. You can change the number and shape of the puzzle pieces and upload your own photos to create puzzles. The format of the site might be a bit too cluttered, though. I’m not sure if there is any way around that.

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-552207 Eleanor Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:44:15 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-552207 I confess to being a computer gaming addict--even before everybody had home computers, I discovered "adventure" and "mines of moria" on the college computers and snuck into the lab at night to play them. So it is no surprise that my son is an even more avid gamer than I am. I have to say, though, that I know a lot of people who game alot that have no ASD symptoms at all. Just because ASD folks often like games doesn't mean that gamers are likely to have ASDs! I confess to being a computer gaming addict–even before everybody had home computers, I discovered “adventure” and “mines of moria” on the college computers and snuck into the lab at night to play them. So it is no surprise that my son is an even more avid gamer than I am.

I have to say, though, that I know a lot of people who game alot that have no ASD symptoms at all. Just because ASD folks often like games doesn’t mean that gamers are likely to have ASDs!

]]> By: passionlessDrone http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-552206 passionlessDrone Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:00:51 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-552206 Hello friends - LOL. I saw that and figured it might explain some things. I spend a lot of my college years (and after) playing video games; with kid autism around there isn't as much time. Even still warcraft is a good escape; but there it helps to be agreeable and you are way better of playing with others than by yourself. Tragically, we cannot get Luke to understand his "typing" is making things appear, his moving mouse is making things on the screen move, etc. We have considered getting him a wii, but I just don't think he'd make the connection between his movements and what happens on the TV. I'd love for him to become a gamer, but don't think I can get there, at least not yet. *Sigh* Take care! - pD Hello friends -

LOL. I saw that and figured it might explain some things. I spend a lot of my college years (and after) playing video games; with kid autism around there isn’t as much time. Even still warcraft is a good escape; but there it helps to be agreeable and you are way better of playing with others than by yourself.

Tragically, we cannot get Luke to understand his “typing” is making things appear, his moving mouse is making things on the screen move, etc. We have considered getting him a wii, but I just don’t think he’d make the connection between his movements and what happens on the TV. I’d love for him to become a gamer, but don’t think I can get there, at least not yet. *Sigh*

Take care!

- pD

]]> By: Melody http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-554003 Melody Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:21:30 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-554003 Heh. I was always interested in video games, and would play them, but I couldn't sustain attention too long, and I was terrified of confronting the major bosses in them. I grew up with Mario and Sonic and while intrigued by the "adventure-style" games, these were really hard to sustain focus on, and were not as entertaining as the kind where you just go through the levels. My favorites were this one Sonic game on Sega, and a game called Luigi Lost or some such. We never actually owned the Luigi Lost game, but I requested it every time we went to the video rental store for a few years. I really liked that game. It was my artsy sister who really got into video games, and my NT mom who got significantly into them as well, though she liked the adventure games most. Heh. I was always interested in video games, and would play them, but I couldn’t sustain attention too long, and I was terrified of confronting the major bosses in them. I grew up with Mario and Sonic and while intrigued by the “adventure-style” games, these were really hard to sustain focus on, and were not as entertaining as the kind where you just go through the levels.

My favorites were this one Sonic game on Sega, and a game called Luigi Lost or some such. We never actually owned the Luigi Lost game, but I requested it every time we went to the video rental store for a few years. I really liked that game.

It was my artsy sister who really got into video games, and my NT mom who got significantly into them as well, though she liked the adventure games most.

]]> By: Beth http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-549621 Beth Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:11:14 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-549621 My little Aspie is addicted to video games and he's not even 9 yet. His intense interest before video games was vaccuum cleaners. At least his interest in video games gives him something to talk about with other kids. The vaccuum habit didn't really help him out socially! My little Aspie is addicted to video games and he’s not even 9 yet. His intense interest before video games was vaccuum cleaners. At least his interest in video games gives him something to talk about with other kids. The vaccuum habit didn’t really help him out socially!

]]> By: Emily http://www.blisstree.com/articles/gamers-and-aspergers/comment-page-1/#comment-549578 Emily Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:10:54 +0000 http://www.autismvox.com/gamers-and-aspergers/#comment-549578 My husband--and TH's father--is a programmer who spent 10 years in games programming. Perhaps it's, um, yeah, genetic. ;) My husband–and TH’s father–is a programmer who spent 10 years in games programming. Perhaps it’s, um, yeah, genetic. ;)

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