Reese Zahner Gets Brain Upgrades With Board Games | Episode 364

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Games like Dungeons and Dragons can unexpectedly become a training ground for executive functioning skills, turning what many consider a challenge into a superpower for Reese. In this episode we delve into the unique relationship of ADHD and both board games and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs). The discussion features insights from Reese Zahner, exploring her journey to discover these cognitive benefits, we highlight how structured gameplay can offer more than just entertainment—it can be a therapeutic tool for managing ADHD.

Reese is an avid board gamer and game master who is diagnosed with ADHD. While playing her first campaign of Dungeons and Dragons two years ago, she realized playing the game was passively working on her executive functioning skills and using her ADHD superpowers. She's excited about exploring the connection between ADHD and Tabletop roleplaying games.

Rob is a host and consultant at Professor Game as well as an expert, international speaker and advocate for the use of gamification and games-based solutions, especially in education and learning. He's also a professor and workshop facilitator for the topics of the podcast and LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) for top higher education institutions that include EFMD, IE Business School and EBS among others in Europe, America and Asia.

Guest Links and Info

Website: cleochilds.com

Links to episode mentions:

• Proposed guest: Marcus Aurelius (Ancient Rome) Maybe AI?
• Recommended book: The Missing Thread by Daisy Dunn
• Favorite game: Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective by Dave Neale
  • Games by Rita Orlov!

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