Further Resources
The following is a collection of scientific papers that are foundational to the advice shared on this website.
Relevant Scientific Literature:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11816462/ “A Critical Hit”: Has a great in-depth section about the benefits of TTRPGs (Imagination and Bleed, Social Connection, and Community) with a whole host of referenced papers to support its claims.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11299717/ “A Scoping Review”: review of a bunch of studies in this niche field of research.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4457285/ “Making Meaningful Worlds”: foundational piece for a lot of these other articles.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12476318/ “Game Changer”: discusses how and why autistic people are over represented in board game spaces, and why it might be helpful for improving autistic well-being.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12650447/ “Impact on Participation”: Focuses on the benefit of TTRPGs for social anxiety specifically.