Peter/Roll for Kindness (Autism advocacy TTRPG GM, M.Ed.)
@rollforkindness.bsky.social
Autistic self advocate and disability nonprofit specialist in the Seattle area. International speaker, published author on autistic socialization. Running advocacy focused TTRPG groups for autistics for 11 years. He/Him. Bi/pan. Rollforkindness.com
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Roll For Kindness
Using Tabletop Gaming for Good
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Hey folks, I'm Peter:
🧙♂️ Applied RPG/Autism advocacy GM
👨🏫 Disability resource worker
🏳️🌈 bi/pan
🎲 peaceful TTRPG designer
Published academic author
🐈 kitty pics
Lots of #dnd / #ttrpg stuff, and #Mentalhealth stuff. Posting disability advocacy resources. #ActuallyAutistic
Website: rollforkindness.com
🧙♂️ Applied RPG/Autism advocacy GM
👨🏫 Disability resource worker
🏳️🌈 bi/pan
🎲 peaceful TTRPG designer
Published academic author
🐈 kitty pics
Lots of #dnd / #ttrpg stuff, and #Mentalhealth stuff. Posting disability advocacy resources. #ActuallyAutistic
Website: rollforkindness.com
At the UW Autism Gala, love this event!
February 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
At the UW Autism Gala, love this event!
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Welp, we have a new IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee), the US government’s advisory panel for autism issues. It is entirely planted with worst case pseudosciencers who will “Fight Against Autism”—and ignore autistic rights and needs. Just awful news.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Welp, we have a new IACC (Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee), the US government’s advisory panel for autism issues. It is entirely planted with worst case pseudosciencers who will “Fight Against Autism”—and ignore autistic rights and needs. Just awful news.
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/h...
I recently had a chat with some of the people who were doing the 'Compassion' as the eighth dimension of ABA work. I argued that what was being described was neurotypical compassion, and autistics experienced and expressed compassion differently. No autistics had been consulted on this research.
When autistics feel empathy, it generally doesn’t “look” like neurotypical empathy. Don’t expect autistics to “look” empathic.
"Presuming autistics are competent to understand and feel deeply offers neurodignity, a great gift."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... #autism #neurodiversity
"Presuming autistics are competent to understand and feel deeply offers neurodignity, a great gift."
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... #autism #neurodiversity
What’s the Truth About Empathy and Autism?
Recent research shows autistics may empathize a bit differently than neurotypicals, but they still feel all the feels. A psychiatric nurse practitioner and mother reveals how.
www.psychologytoday.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I recently had a chat with some of the people who were doing the 'Compassion' as the eighth dimension of ABA work. I argued that what was being described was neurotypical compassion, and autistics experienced and expressed compassion differently. No autistics had been consulted on this research.
A lot of the debate around screentime and kids is paper thin analyses and alarmist nonsense. It's important to look at *what* kids are doing, and *why.* Taking things away robs kids of an opportunity to teach moderation and self agency. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study
Research finds no evidence heavier social media use or more gaming increases symptoms of anxiety or depression
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
A lot of the debate around screentime and kids is paper thin analyses and alarmist nonsense. It's important to look at *what* kids are doing, and *why.* Taking things away robs kids of an opportunity to teach moderation and self agency. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
If you are at Orcacon and wanna talk shop about applied RPGs, hmu, ill be around today and tomorrow, and doing a talk on accessibility and RPGs on Saturday
January 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
If you are at Orcacon and wanna talk shop about applied RPGs, hmu, ill be around today and tomorrow, and doing a talk on accessibility and RPGs on Saturday
Going to be at a panel on disability, accessibility and tabletop gaming at Orcacon this weekend, Sunday at noon! I'll be speaking about the D&D #autism groups I've been running for 12 years, and how to create an inclusive table culture that normalizes neurodivergence. Find me if you wanna talk shop!
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Going to be at a panel on disability, accessibility and tabletop gaming at Orcacon this weekend, Sunday at noon! I'll be speaking about the D&D #autism groups I've been running for 12 years, and how to create an inclusive table culture that normalizes neurodivergence. Find me if you wanna talk shop!
Aspiring Youth sign ups are open for Winter! If you know families in King County who are looking for ND social groups for their kids ages 8-26, we still have openings. One I'm excited about piloting is DM Academy, which is both a D&D group AND a leadership course. aspiringyouth.net/social-skill...
Social Skills Groups – Aspiring Youth
aspiringyouth.net
January 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Aspiring Youth sign ups are open for Winter! If you know families in King County who are looking for ND social groups for their kids ages 8-26, we still have openings. One I'm excited about piloting is DM Academy, which is both a D&D group AND a leadership course. aspiringyouth.net/social-skill...
Lotta people talking about how much 2026 is gonna suck. I'm not hearing much on what they're planning on doing to try to make it suck less. Commit to reasonable action, find out ways to help locally, and bring others into the fold. It is gonna suck, how much it's gonna suck is up to all of us.
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Lotta people talking about how much 2026 is gonna suck. I'm not hearing much on what they're planning on doing to try to make it suck less. Commit to reasonable action, find out ways to help locally, and bring others into the fold. It is gonna suck, how much it's gonna suck is up to all of us.
As part of my role, I'm building an autism resource guide, and it's surreal seeing a lot of my stuff (as well as my advocacy friend's stuff) come up in places I wasn't expecting to see it in. Feels like I've made it.
December 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
As part of my role, I'm building an autism resource guide, and it's surreal seeing a lot of my stuff (as well as my advocacy friend's stuff) come up in places I wasn't expecting to see it in. Feels like I've made it.
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"Oh yeah we'll release the Epstein files!"
The released files:
The released files:
December 20, 2025 at 1:05 AM
"Oh yeah we'll release the Epstein files!"
The released files:
The released files:
Presenting at a Pierce County Council special study session as co-chair of the Pierce County Accessible Community Advisory Committee.
December 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Presenting at a Pierce County Council special study session as co-chair of the Pierce County Accessible Community Advisory Committee.
Reposted by Peter/Roll for Kindness (Autism advocacy TTRPG GM, M.Ed.)
My good pal @rollforkindness.bsky.social showed me this beautiful essay.
Comfort TTRPGs are rising fast. Wanderhome, Ryuutama and other cosy games offer rest, safety and gentle stories in a loud, stressful world. Why do they resonate so deeply right now Find out in our latest article! 🌿
The Rise of Comfort TTRPGs: Cosy Gaming, Slice of Life, and the Fantasy of Safety
Starting with 2020, I noticed an interesting thing in regards to the TTRPG space. While violent, heavy dungeon crawl adventure games are still selling lots of copies and rank high on streaming platforms, there has been a growing trend of what I would dub "Comfort" TTRPGs (wholesome/cosy) that dare I say, started to gain more and more ground even when compared to the holy dungeon-crawl.
therpggazette.wordpress.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
My good pal @rollforkindness.bsky.social showed me this beautiful essay.
Something I've been looking at a lot recently is screentime use and neurodivergence, and how to build agency around how they engage with screens to be beneficial. A big problem is that the online ecosystem has grown more toxic and harmful. Interesting study here- publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
Smartphone Ownership, Age of Smartphone Acquisition, and Health Outcomes in Early Adolescence
10.1542/6383520259112Video AbstractPEDS-VA_2025-0729416383520259112OBJECTIVES. Given concerns regarding health implications of adolescent smartphone use, we tested associations of smartphone ownership...
publications.aap.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Something I've been looking at a lot recently is screentime use and neurodivergence, and how to build agency around how they engage with screens to be beneficial. A big problem is that the online ecosystem has grown more toxic and harmful. Interesting study here- publications.aap.org/pediatrics/a...
For #worldkindness day I should probably plug rollforkindness.com, my site on how to use tabletop gaming to teach not just social skills, but the skill of kindness.
Roll For Kindness
Using Tabletop Gaming for Good
rollforkindness.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For #worldkindness day I should probably plug rollforkindness.com, my site on how to use tabletop gaming to teach not just social skills, but the skill of kindness.
A while back one of the students in my D&D autism group called me 'The most reasonable adult' she knew, and it was sad.
That means that in that student's life, there were a LOT of unreasonable adults. And I've seen it, autistics are CONSTANTLY dealing with adults who are arbitrarily unreasonable.
That means that in that student's life, there were a LOT of unreasonable adults. And I've seen it, autistics are CONSTANTLY dealing with adults who are arbitrarily unreasonable.
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A while back one of the students in my D&D autism group called me 'The most reasonable adult' she knew, and it was sad.
That means that in that student's life, there were a LOT of unreasonable adults. And I've seen it, autistics are CONSTANTLY dealing with adults who are arbitrarily unreasonable.
That means that in that student's life, there were a LOT of unreasonable adults. And I've seen it, autistics are CONSTANTLY dealing with adults who are arbitrarily unreasonable.
I wonder if there's been any studies looking at autistic kids who love to line up and organize their toys, and autistic adults who love playing solitaire. Just putting things in very nice, orderly stacks is fun.
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I wonder if there's been any studies looking at autistic kids who love to line up and organize their toys, and autistic adults who love playing solitaire. Just putting things in very nice, orderly stacks is fun.
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"Autism and disability aren’t insults. They’re realities. They’re languages of access, of shared experience, of boundaries learned the hard way. ... Because every time we distance ourselves from disability, we reinforce the very structure that made distance necessary in the first place.
"When I began saying 'I’m autistic& disabled' something shifted. I stopped apologizing for my limits& started protecting my capacity. I stopped pretending my energy was endless& started recognizing it as finite, sacred& worth conserving." @lovettejallow.bsky.social:
open.substack.com/pub/lovettej...
open.substack.com/pub/lovettej...
If You’re Autistic, You Are Disabled
Why denying disability reinforces ableism and costs lives.Autism is disability, not disorder. This essay confronts internalised ableism, explains the social vs medical models, and reclaims disabled id...
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
"Autism and disability aren’t insults. They’re realities. They’re languages of access, of shared experience, of boundaries learned the hard way. ... Because every time we distance ourselves from disability, we reinforce the very structure that made distance necessary in the first place.
Supporting youth mental health services at the Rise with Ryther luncheon. Glad to be doing good with this org.
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Supporting youth mental health services at the Rise with Ryther luncheon. Glad to be doing good with this org.
Tacoma No Kings
October 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Tacoma No Kings
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“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's new layoffs hurt disabled kids
"This is absolutely a violation of federal law."
www.motherjones.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
“This is absolutely a violation of federal law.”
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
For @motherjones.com, I reported about how reduction-in-forces in the Office of Special Education Programs will lead to disabled kids' needs not being met, as funding may not be distributed. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
And... I've been hired on as Aspiring Youth's Advocacy and Outreach specialist. Very excited to be doing a lot more TTRPG, gaming, and autism work, as this is absolutely my passion.
October 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
And... I've been hired on as Aspiring Youth's Advocacy and Outreach specialist. Very excited to be doing a lot more TTRPG, gaming, and autism work, as this is absolutely my passion.
Reposted by Peter/Roll for Kindness (Autism advocacy TTRPG GM, M.Ed.)
In 2010, Gordon Freeman came by our PAX Portal 2 booth to help us understand anti-mass. 15 years later, I ran into him again and this time he found his hazmat suit.
September 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In 2010, Gordon Freeman came by our PAX Portal 2 booth to help us understand anti-mass. 15 years later, I ran into him again and this time he found his hazmat suit.
I was just laid off due to funding reasons. I was working my dream job at a disability advocacy nonprofit, doing youth advocacy and education. Mr Rogers said, look for the helpers. This administration hurts the helpers.
September 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I was just laid off due to funding reasons. I was working my dream job at a disability advocacy nonprofit, doing youth advocacy and education. Mr Rogers said, look for the helpers. This administration hurts the helpers.
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When I wrote “We’re Not Broken," I barely mentioned Kennedy’s anti-vaccine nonsense and mentioned Trump’s past references because I figured it was in the rearview. I was far too naive. Trump's presidency will be the undoing of #Neurodiversity. My latest @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump’s reckless announcement linking Tylenol and autism is already doing major damage
Touting a possible cure with little evidence only gives loved ones of autistic people false hope.
www.msnbc.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
When I wrote “We’re Not Broken," I barely mentioned Kennedy’s anti-vaccine nonsense and mentioned Trump’s past references because I figured it was in the rearview. I was far too naive. Trump's presidency will be the undoing of #Neurodiversity. My latest @msnbc.com
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Check on your autistic friends, we're not ok.
The president just trashed all the work the autism community has been doing for acceptance of our uniqueness as genetic (which is well established) and blamed autism on maternal Tylenol use.
We've been reduced to another thing to blame moms for.
The president just trashed all the work the autism community has been doing for acceptance of our uniqueness as genetic (which is well established) and blamed autism on maternal Tylenol use.
We've been reduced to another thing to blame moms for.
September 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Check on your autistic friends, we're not ok.
The president just trashed all the work the autism community has been doing for acceptance of our uniqueness as genetic (which is well established) and blamed autism on maternal Tylenol use.
We've been reduced to another thing to blame moms for.
The president just trashed all the work the autism community has been doing for acceptance of our uniqueness as genetic (which is well established) and blamed autism on maternal Tylenol use.
We've been reduced to another thing to blame moms for.