Hi Eric,
Thank you for reading my post! One of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is to empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all. There is a lot of games that foster empathy towards less privileged groups, e.g Gifts of Culture, Evacuation Challenge Game, Climate and Gender Game to name a few. There is unfortunately not quite enough sustainability games that target individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities, but I can recommend “Children with Disabilities and Disaster Risk Reduction” as an good example of actions that could be made to change the situation. I personally, in my work as a game designer, try to always take into the account the groups that would be potentially playing the game. Through the use of different materials, size of materials, the design of instruction and the game flow, I hope to accommodate as many potential groups of users as possible. It is never easy though, as many people have very individualistic needs. In many cases, the weight of accommodating the needs of a game’s participants is left on the moderator’s shoulders. That is why having an experienced facilitator during game workshops is very important. I would be very interested to hear about the challenges of developing a good suitable learning environment for young people with Autism and intellectual disability.