Educational Alignment:

• • Skill-Based Selection: Select games that correspond to educational objectives such as troubleshooting, social interaction or fine motor skills.
  • Curriculum Integration: For example, employ “Stardew Valley” to discuss agriculture or economics, and include games in the curriculum which reinforce class-taught concepts.

Social Skills Development:

• • Group Play: Encourage multi-player or cooperative games like “Overcooked 2” to enhance teamwork and communication.
  • Peer Interaction: Pair students together to foster peer interaction and social bonding.

Individualized Learning:

• • Personalized Goals: On the basis of each student’s needs and capabilities set individual goals such as a student working on their social skills can focus on communication with villagers in “Animal Crossing.”
  • Progress Monitoring: In this case gaming activities should be adjusted depending on every student’s change through regularly tracking and assessing progress made by them.

Sensory Considerations:

• • Sensory-Friendly Environments: Make sure that the playing area is devoid of distractions and has suitable illumination and sound levels.
  • Game Selection: Opt for games with sensory adjustability settings such as volume control and visual effects that can suit students’ sensory sensitivities.

Motor Skills and Coordination:

• • Interactive Games: Employ games such as “Just Dance” to raise gross motor skills, coordination through physical movement.
  • Fine Motor Skills: Utilize games like “Cooking Mama” where exact movements are needed to build fine motor skills.

Behavioral Support:

• • Positive Reinforcement: Use video games as a reward after tasks completion or any indication of good behavior.
  • Calm Down Tools: Introduce relaxing exercises like ‘Journey’ during breaks to assist pupils with emotions regulation and anxiety reduction.

Parental Involvement:

• • Home Extensions: Persuade parents to continue using educational games when at home so as to reinforce what has been learnt in class.

• • Communication: Apprise parents about their children’s progress in gaming, revealing the achievements made so far.

Safety and Supervision:

• • Content Monitoring: All games should be both age appropriate and educational.
  • Supervised Play: Always ensure that someone is present to supervise while children are playing video games so as to guide them accordingly and make sure they have a safe time.

Feedback and Adaptation:

• • Student Feedback: Students should always be asked about the game which they were playing or are currently using, in order to align with their interests and likes.
  • Continuous Improvement: Find new video games or technologies for serving students who have autism, jot down information about these advancements, integrate it into lessons, get updated on the most recent gaming tools available for those who fall within this spectrum of ASDs.