Minds At Play

Minds At Play Minds at Play-Fostering communication and social interaction through imagination and play.

Fostering communication and social interaction through imagination and play.

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž.Itโ€™s a reminder that everyone deserves equity, respect, and meaningfu...
20/02/2026

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž.

Itโ€™s a reminder that everyone deserves equity, respect, and meaningful opportunities-not as a privilege, but as a foundation for thriving communities.

At Minds at Play, we believe social justice grows when voices are heard, differences are valued, and systems are shaped by real lived experiences.

Whether itโ€™s in our online social groups, the way we design supports, or how we champion neurodiverse strengths, weโ€™re committed to creating spaces where everyone can belong and participate fully.

A fairer world isn't abstract -itโ€™s something we build through the choices, kindness, and understanding we practice every day.

Together, we can create spaces where all individuals feel seen, supported, and empowered.


๐€๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค โ€“ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐งA huge shoutout to Evelyn from our DnD62 social group this term!We welcomed a new partici...
19/02/2026

๐€๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค โ€“ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง

A huge shoutout to Evelyn from our DnD62 social group this term!

We welcomed a new participant, Kenzie, into the group-and as many of us know, joining a team that's been adventuring together for a couple of terms can feel a little daunting.

During a recent skill challenge, even though she didnโ€™t need any assistance, Evelyn invited Kenzie to join her in the action, making sure she felt included and valued right from the start. This simple moment of teamwork gave Kenzie a visible boost in confidence, and it was absolutely wonderful to see.

๐Š๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ - ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐จ๐๐ข๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ.

Thank you, Evelyn, for showing what true adventuring spirit looks like!

Hereโ€™s to more shared stories, teamwork, and growing together this term.
https://mindsatplay.com.au/dnd-registration/

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก...
17/02/2026

๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ -๐š ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ.

Each week brings more confidence, communication, and connectionโ€ฆ and sometimes a wellโ€‘earned festival celebration.These shared moments help participants ๐ฉ๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค, ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.

https://mindsatplay.com.au/stardew-valley/

๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌEvery year, our social programs welcome Australians from all walks ...
16/02/2026

๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ

Every year, our social programs welcome Australians from all walks of life-๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ .

As Australia takes positive steps forward in supporting veteran wellbeing- including the shift toward social rehabilitation highlighted by the Veterans Royal Commission-weโ€™re hopeful about what this means for those working toward reconnection and reintegration. [abc.net.au]

Weโ€™re also incredibly proud to acknowledge the many veterans who already call our social groups their own-contributing, connecting, and shaping communities where everyone is valued.

At Minds at Play, everyone has a seat at the table.
Because social connection should be accessible to all.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-09/veterans-funding-social-rehabilitation-mdma-ptsd/106309994

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐šWe absolutely love seeing stories like this one from ABC News, hig...
12/02/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š

We absolutely love seeing stories like this one from ABC News, highlighting Dragons of the Spectrum (DOTS) - a Dungeons & Dragonsโ€“inspired program created to help neurodivergent children and young people build confidence, social connection, and a sense of belonging. [abc.net.au]

For so many participants, especially those in regional and remote communities, access to supportive, creativityโ€‘driven social environments can be lifeโ€‘changing. Programs like DOTS show how structured roleplay, storytelling, and imagination can open doors to expression and connection in ways that feel safe, empowering, and fun. [abc.net.au]

At Minds at Play, weโ€™re thrilled to see more initiatives recognising the social and emotional strengths of neurodivergent individuals. Itโ€™s inspiring to watch these kinds of experiences expanding beyond the cities and into the regional communities that truly need them.

A huge shoutโ€‘out to everyone involved in making inclusive social engagement more accessible across Australia.

Link to article:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/dungeons-and-dragons-inspired-game-for-neurodivergent-kids/106321560

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ&๐ƒ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌOne of the unique skills our participants build in our Dungeons & ...
11/02/2026

๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ƒ&๐ƒ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ

One of the unique skills our participants build in our Dungeons & Dragons social groups is Collaborative Story Ownership - the ability to coโ€‘create an adventure where everyoneโ€™s ideas matter.

A participant suggests a plan โ†’ another expands on it โ†’ the group negotiates โ†’ the Game Master weaves it into the adventure.

Suddenly, everyone feels ownership over the outcome - not just their own character.

D&D when played in a safe and supportive group gives participants a space to:

โœจ Share creative ideas
โœจ Listen to and build on each otherโ€™s contributions
โœจ Adapt when the story takes unexpected turns
โœจ Celebrate a world they helped shape together

When a group plans a daring rescue, negotiates with a dragon, or simply decides what direction to walk next, theyโ€™re practising shared decisionโ€‘making, flexible thinking, and confident selfโ€‘expression - all through the power of storytelling.

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญโ€ฆ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ!This year marks the very first time we will be running our St...
09/02/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ!

This year marks the very first time we will be running our Stardew Valley groups for a full term, and it has already been such an incredible experience.

Watching our participants come together, set goals, and support one another has been truly heart-warming.

From sharing resources to celebrating each otherโ€™s progress, everyone is contributing to a thriving, collaborative community.

Weโ€™re so proud of the engagement, teamwork, and growth weโ€™re seeing each week-and we canโ€™t wait to see how our farm (and friendships!) continue to flourish over the term.

Hereโ€™s to continued connection, creativity, and collective success!
https://mindsatplay.com.au/stardew-valley/

๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐…๐š๐ž & ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐žThis term, our ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ will dive into a whimsi...
07/02/2026

๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐…๐š๐ž & ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ž ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž

This term, our ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐š๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ will dive into a whimsical Fae & Wilde setting, featuring Mushroom Soldiers, a forest Hag with her cauldron, a Centaur Knight, a musical Fairy, a D20 Barbarian, and a gentle natureโ€‘based Druid.

Weโ€™re looking forward to the creative conversations that naturally happen as participants paint together -sharing ideas, talking about colours and characters, and connecting through a calm, expressive activity.

๐“๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง:

-๐…๐ข๐ง๐žโ€‘๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ through careful brushwork
-๐…๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž across multiโ€‘step painting processes
-๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง with colours, textures, and character choices
-๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž through lowโ€‘pressure chats and shared interests

Itโ€™s a fun and welcoming space for participants to relax, connect, and create something theyโ€™re proud of.

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ŸWe had a great start to the term across our Minecraft social groups! Each group ex...
05/02/2026

๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐–๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐Ÿ

We had a great start to the term across our Minecraft social groups!

Each group explored different activities and themes, with participants showing creativity, teamwork, and lots of enthusiasm.
Hereโ€™s a look at what some of our groups got up to:

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ & ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐š ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ 
Some groups began with a short book read or story prompt to spark creativity and help participants think about what they wanted to build this term.

๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ
A few groups focused on setting up early resources, including community farms, crop patches, and shared storage areas so everyone could start building confidently.

๐๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ 
Across the groups, participants began planning and starting their bases. Each group took a different approach, including:
-Colourโ€‘themed builds where each player used a chosen colour in their design
-Starter shelters and home bases for survival-focused groups
-Underground hideouts and secret base designs

๐‘๐š๐ข๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฐ ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฆ๐ž (๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ)
One group kicked off their Rainbow City challenge, where participants used colour-themed plots to begin shaping their own city space. They even revisited last yearโ€™s big pink town hall and discussed upgrades.

Overall, it was a fantastic week full of engagement, creativity, and collaboration. Weโ€™re excited to see how each group continues developing their worlds and ideas as the term goes on!

https://mindsatplay.com.au/minecraft-registration/

๐๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆโ€‘๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐žEvery Minecraft world comes with challenges - and every challenge...
03/02/2026

๐๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆโ€‘๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐“๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž

Every Minecraft world comes with challenges - and every challenge becomes an opportunity for ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.

In our Minecraft social group, participants practise:

- flexible thinking
- exploring solutions
- trying new strategies
- working together to overcome obstacles

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐š ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐š๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ.

With guidance from our facilitators and encouragement from their peers, every participant builds confidence, resilience, and positive social experiences that carry into realโ€‘world interactions.

https://mindsatplay.com.au/minecraft-registration/

๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž - ๐€ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐กOur Dungeons & Dragons social groups offer so much more than an adventu...
31/01/2026

๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐“๐ก๐š๐ง ๐š ๐†๐š๐ฆ๐ž - ๐€ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก

Our Dungeons & Dragons social groups offer so much more than an adventure on the page. D&D naturally mirrors realโ€‘world social dynamics, making it a powerful space for participants to explore social growth skills like empathy, teamwork, and selfโ€‘control.

But what truly makes this experience meaningful isnโ€™t just the game - itโ€™s the ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ wrapped around it.

In our sessions, neurodivergent adventurers can:

โœจ explore different social roles at their own pace
โœจ practise communication through story rather than pressure
โœจ express their authentic selves without judgement
โœจ build trust with others in a structured but flexible setting

When participants feel safe and supported, the story becomes a bridge - guiding natural interaction, shared creativity, and genuine social connection.

At Minds At Play, ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐, and every moment of social growth is encouraged.

Together, we create spaces where imagination builds confidence, and connection helps people flourish.
https://mindsatplay.com.au/dnd-registration

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ -๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐กWeโ€™re grateful for feedback like this from our commun...
29/01/2026

๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž, ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ -๐“๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐…๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก

Weโ€™re grateful for feedback like this from our community:

โ€œ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐€๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ ๐ก๐š๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐งโ€ฆ ๐ˆ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ .โ€โ€“ Ben R, Parent

At Minds At Play, we believe social growth happens most naturally when individuals feel safe to be their authentic selves.

Thatโ€™s why our social groups are designed to be supportive, inclusive spaces where participants can:

โœจ express themselves freely
โœจ connect with others who celebrate their individuality
โœจ explore communication at their own pace
โœจ build confidence through shared imagination and teamwork

When participants feel genuinely accepted and encouraged, moments of laughter, connection, and engagement start to flourish- just like Ben hears each week from his sonโ€™s Dungeons & Dragons Social Group.

Weโ€™re honoured to create environments where every adventurer can grow socially, build meaningful connections, and feel proud of who they are.

๐Ÿ’› ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ญ. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ. ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž-๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐.

https://mindsatplay.com.au/play/

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Here at Minds At Play, we recognise the challenges often associated in engaging people with disabilities aged 9 โ€“ 21. Our program aims to offer a safe environment in which people can experience the following social aspects, while playing a well established social and fantasy based game involving role playing and self awareness.


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