Stuart Duncan: How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism
סטיוארט דאנקן: איך אני משתמש במיינקראפט כדי לעזור לילדים עם אוטיזם.
Stuart Duncan is the creator of AutCraft, the first Minecraft server for children with autism and their families. Full bio
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better known online as "AutismFather."
בשם הרשת "אבא-אוטיזם".
a little bit today about Minecraft.
don't worry too much about it.
כדי להשלים צורך מסוים.
at the time to fill a need.
to pretty much every situation.
I started a Minecraft server
and their families,
all around the world,
the best places on the internet."
"אחד המקומות הכי טובים באינטרנט."
of an award-winning research paper called
שהכותרת שלו היא
Technology for Youth with Autism."
עבור נוער אוטיסטי."
about that research paper
a little bit of history
was playing Minecraft,
מנסים ליצור קשר עם הורים אחרים,
reaching out to other parents,
could play together.
יכולים לשחק ביחד.
to play on public servers,
על שרתים ציבוריים,
a little differently sometimes,
אתם מתנהגים קצת אחרת לפעמים,
is all you really need
that they tried to make,
over and over again,
the part that really hurt the most,
החלק שבאמת כאב הכי הרבה,
would say to these kids.
היו אומרים לילדים האלה.
some as young as six years old,
חלקם רק בני שש,
never wanted a broken child,
from these servers angry and hurt.
כועסים ופגועים.
הם היו ממש שונאים את עצמם,
they'd quite literally hate themselves,
to do anything.
built a little village with some roads
בניתי כפר קטן עם כמה שבילים
וצריף במעלה ההר,
and a lodge up on a mountaintop,
כך שרק אנשים שאישרתי להם יכלו להצטרף,
that I approved could join,
the server as much as I could,
promise: to keep the kids safe
לא באופן פומבי.
to my friends list, not publicly.
was any interest in this,
כמה צורך היה לזה,
just how much this was needed,
the hosting package eight times,
את החבילה על השרת שמונה פעמים,
לחבילה היקרה ביותר שהיתה להם,
to the most expensive package they had,
from all around the world.
today to talk to you
a safe place to play.
לילדים מקום בטוח לשחק בו.
מלשחק על השרת.
were learning to read and write
כמו שרוב הילדים עושים,
by sound, like most kids do,
כמו שצריך
spelling the same words properly
שהילדים הלא-מילוליים שלהם
who said that their nonverbal children
but they were talking.
for the first time ever.
בפעם הראשונה.
אפילו לתת דברים לאנשים אחרים.
even give things to other people.
and said it was because of Autcraft,
ואמר שזה בזכות אוטקראפט,
just from a video game server?
של שרת משחקי מחשב?
research paper I was talking about.
I used when I created the server,
בהם השתמשתי כשיצרתי את השרת,
להוציא את הטוב שבהם.
people to be their very best.
for grown-ups without autism.
עבור מבוגרים בלי אוטיזם.
should not be punished,
on the server act out,
כשהילדים על השרת מתפרצים,
בבית הספר או בבית.
in the day at school or home.
a miscommunication between two kids.
on the server that we're not mad,
שאנחנו לא כועסים,
כדי להקשיב לצד שלהם.
to listen to their point of view.
everything they need
שיש להם את כל מה שהם צריכים
את הבעיות הללו לבד בעתיד.
on their own in the future
because, you know, communication.
well, players are rewarded,
in a competition, right?
the better reward you get.
does the work, the code is there.
השרת עושה את העבודה, התוכנה שם.
"Player of the Week" and "CBAs,"
based on the attributes they exhibit,
בהתאם לתכונות שהם מפגינים,
who are friendly towards others,
לאנשים שמתנהגים בחברתיות לאחרים,
that are helpful towards others.
and how to earn these things
ואיך להרוויח את הדברים האלו
to be rewarded for who they are
because I'm the founder,
you can't get in the game any other way
בשום דרך
the community above yourself,
מאשר אתם עצמכם,
is at the core of who you are.
of those swords, actually.
to make sure nothing bad happens,
כדי לראות ששום דבר רע לא קורה,
that happen and reward people for them.
הדברים הטובים שקורים, ולתגמל אנשים בעדם.
to show all the players
to be equal, even me.
people equally to do that.
כדי להשיג את זה.
struggles on top of autism,
או תסמונת טורט.
of remembering all of the players.
לזכור את כל השחקנים.
the conversations we've had,
את השיחות שהיו לנו,
things they've built.
to me with a problem,
than I would with any other player,
מאשר עם כל שחקן אחר,
we document everything
אנחנו מתעדים הכל
or a concerning conversation,
of this one player.
spamming dashes in the chat,
בספאם של מקפים,
all the way across the screen.
לאורך המסך כולו.
והוא היה אומר "בסדר".
not to do that, and he'd say, "OK."
or to punish him for breaking the rules,
או להעניש אותו על עבירה על הכללים,
something more to it.
the contact that I have for him.
שהיא אשת הקשר שיש לי עבורו.
he had gone blind in one eye
was splitting up the chat
to a friend of mine who writes code
שכותב תוכנה
plug-in for the server
any player on the server,
and instantly have every single line
או לשורות ריקות
asterisks or blank lines
whatever works best for them.
and made it so it highlights your name,
ועשינו שזה ידגיש את השם שלכם,
if somebody mentions you.
doing a little bit extra,
של איך לעשות טיפ-טיפה יותר,
רק עבור אותו השחקן האחד.
just for that one player.
and encourage and celebrate each other.
וחוגגים אחד את השני.
to be the outcast
we're not afraid anymore.
אנחנו לא פוחדים יותר.
or so on the server,
on average that were suicidal.
עם נטיות אובדניות.
כי אני זה שנתתי להם תחושה של ביטחון.
I'm the one that made them feel safe.
איתו הם יכלו לדבר.
in the world they could talk to.
or some other organization,
who is just doing your very best,
strip away those fears
is going to feel forced
will always do better
feel safe and happy.
הם אפילו לא מנסים ללמוד.
they don't even try to learn.
שמתארות את השרת.
on the server to describe the server.
that you could take away
is going through in life right now,
at school or at home,
או אפילו למגדר שלהם,
or even their gender,
in the autism community,
come to and tell you.
כשהם מדברים אתכם על זה.
in talking to you about it.
קבוצה של ילדים אוטיסטים --
a group of autistic children --
are supposed to be antisocial
and build the most compassionate
ויוצרים את החברה
community you've ever seen,
would write about
that they have to overcome to do that,
בכדי להגיע לשם,
to have somebody there
the only thing they really have to fear
ממנו הם צריכים לחשוש
to please be that person for them,
להיות האדם הזה בשבילם,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Stuart Duncan - Web developerStuart Duncan is the creator of AutCraft, the first Minecraft server for children with autism and their families.
Why you should listen
In 2013, Stuart "AutismFather" Duncan created AutCraft, a virtual community that empowers young autistic people around the world to feel self-confident and proud of who they are. Duncan is the single father of two boys, one with autism and one without, and he has Aspergers himself. Duncan is the author of the autism parenting blog "Autism From a Father's Point of View" and the author of several autism e-books.
Stuart Duncan | Speaker | TED.com