We developed and iteratively revised 5 Game Design workshops across the course of this National Science Foundation-funded (PIs: Gillespie-Lynch/Hurst, DRL: 2005772/2005729) program of research (2 workshops in Summer 1, 1 in Summer 2, and 2 in Summer 3). 

The purpose of these workshops was to help Autistic young people learn skills to secure meaningful jobs where they can pursue their interests and use their strengths. 

Curriculum and training materials from these workshops are available open-access via this webpage, which focuses primarily on materials from 2023, as these materials were the end result of three years of iteration.

The process of developing and revising the workshops and associated research was inspired by a core tenet of the Neurodiversity Movement, "nothing about us without us". This means that it was developed in collaboration with Autistic and autism community members (e.g., Autistic students, Autistic educators, Autistic researchers, and parents of autistic people) to make sure that the workshops are increasingly accessible, useful, and fun for the students who joined us. 

This website was made by Jimena Suarez and Dr. Eliana Grossman, with team polishing. If you have questions about resources, the workshops, or anything else about this project, contact Kristen Gillespie-Lynch: kgillyn@gmail.com.