One dad wanted to give people on the autism spectrum a safe space to play Minecraft, so he made a troll-free server called Autcraft that has ballooned in popularity. Stuart Duncan, also known as ...

The Minecraft Autcraft server became viral recently after social media posts depicted a dedicated father's goal for creating a safe space for children and adults with autism. The unique server is a ...

IS THIS the best thing that’s happened to kids with autism? A dad has created a safe space in Minecraft for kids on the spectrum. And it’s changing lives. “In two days I got over 750 emails asking to ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Stuart "AutismFather" Duncan quit his job as a web developer and runs the server full-time. At first, he saw the many posts on social media about how the game benefits children ...

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It’s hard to say exactly why children with autism are some of the greatest devotees of Minecraft, the computer game in which you build endless worlds out of Lego-like blocks. Stuart Duncan, a father ...

A father has come up with a safe place for children with autism to play one of the most popular online games where cyberbullies can’t rule and kids with special needs can play Minecraft like any other ...

This story was originally published in May, 2017. We're republishing it today because there's no bad time for feelgood stories like this. The rules of Autcraft are simple. No bullying, no griefing, no ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Autcraft, a Minecraft server for autistic children, was about to celebrate its ninth anniversary when the troll ...