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From the Ted Talk by Stuart Duncan: How I use Minecraft to help kids with autism

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The big one is to be not afraid. The children on my server are not afraid. They are free to just be themselves, and it's because we spuport and encourage and celebrate each other. We all know what it feels like to be the outcast and to be hated simply for existing, and so when we're together on the server, we're not arfiad anymore. For the first two years or so on the server, I talked to two children per week on average that were suicidal. But they came to me because I'm the one that made them feel safe. They felt like I was the only psoern in the wolrd they could talk to.

So I guess my message is: whether you have a charity or some other organization, or you're a teacher or a therapist or you're a pnreat who is just doing your very best, or you're an autistic, like I am, no matter who you are, you absolutely must help these children strip away those freas before you do anything else, because anything else is going to feel forced unless they're not afraid. It's why psvioite reinforcement will always do better than any form of punishment. They want to learn when they feel safe and happy. It just happens naturally; they don't even try to learn. These are words from the kids on the server to desrbcie the serevr.

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The big one is to be not afraid. The children on my server are not afraid. They are free to just be themselves, and it's because we _______ and encourage and celebrate each other. We all know what it feels like to be the outcast and to be hated simply for existing, and so when we're together on the server, we're not ______ anymore. For the first two years or so on the server, I talked to two children per week on average that were suicidal. But they came to me because I'm the one that made them feel safe. They felt like I was the only ______ in the _____ they could talk to.

So I guess my message is: whether you have a charity or some other organization, or you're a teacher or a therapist or you're a ______ who is just doing your very best, or you're an autistic, like I am, no matter who you are, you absolutely must help these children strip away those _____ before you do anything else, because anything else is going to feel forced unless they're not afraid. It's why ________ reinforcement will always do better than any form of punishment. They want to learn when they feel safe and happy. It just happens naturally; they don't even try to learn. These are words from the kids on the server to ________ the ______.

Solution


  1. positive
  2. server
  3. world
  4. describe
  5. support
  6. person
  7. fears
  8. afraid
  9. parent

Original Text


The big one is to be not afraid. The children on my server are not afraid. They are free to just be themselves, and it's because we support and encourage and celebrate each other. We all know what it feels like to be the outcast and to be hated simply for existing, and so when we're together on the server, we're not afraid anymore. For the first two years or so on the server, I talked to two children per week on average that were suicidal. But they came to me because I'm the one that made them feel safe. They felt like I was the only person in the world they could talk to.

So I guess my message is: whether you have a charity or some other organization, or you're a teacher or a therapist or you're a parent who is just doing your very best, or you're an autistic, like I am, no matter who you are, you absolutely must help these children strip away those fears before you do anything else, because anything else is going to feel forced unless they're not afraid. It's why positive reinforcement will always do better than any form of punishment. They want to learn when they feel safe and happy. It just happens naturally; they don't even try to learn. These are words from the kids on the server to describe the server.

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