...and that's ok. Particularly in social intervention contexts, it's important to facilitate natural situations. That includes trying and failing with games- either because the group doesn't like the game and wants to try something else, the game itself sucks, or for other reasons. Isn't that what friends do when they get together-- evolve "group plans" and move on when something doesn't work for the group (see Social Thinking® Group Plan concept)? I like to use games within intervention sessions as a seeming reward near the end, but in themselves they have working teachable moments and lots of opportunities for my students to practice self-regulating. In teletherapy, with or without cursor control (have the students tell you what to click on), you can try a flash game like this (seasonal!) corn maze. Flash games come in a wide range of quality but this one is not bad at all!
While accepting that games like this might not go perfectly in a group, we can prepare to facilitate success. Notice that button that says "walkthrough?" In this case it leads to a video that shows you a sped-up view of game moves. For most other games, you can find a walkthrough with a Google. This arms you with information so you can provide cues like "Oh, what do you think that quarter will be for? What might you buy in a corn maze? Oh, nice smart guess!"
One thing that really stuck with me from that article was the idea that not everything has to go smoothly for it to be valuable. That honestly reminded me of when I first started trying out sport/gaming/betting on Mostbet. I had no clue what I was doing — I just followed a link to Mostbet at https://mostbet-bdt.com/ after hearing some folks talk about live betting during a World Cup qualifier. At first, it felt like I was in over my head. I placed a couple of impulsive bets and lost, and I could’ve just quit there. But I didn’t — I stepped back, looked at how the odds worked, and started tracking matches I actually understood. Over time, I realized it wasn’t about winning every time, it was about learning the flow, kind of like how therapeutic gaming isn’t about playing the game perfectly, but what you get out of it. Same goes for Mostbet — it taught me patience, strategy, and how to manage risk. If you approach betting like a learning process instead of chasing quick wins, it becomes a lot more interesting and even kind of rewarding in its own right. It's not flawless, but neither is any good session — and that’s exactly the point.
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