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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.78,0:00:10.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you look at these pictures,\Nwhat do you see?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.01,0:00:15.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids smiling, laughing, having fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.74,0:00:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now think back to your own\Nhappiest childhood memories.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.96,0:00:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hanging out with friends at school\Nor in your local neighbourhood,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.10,0:00:28.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sleepovers,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.78,0:00:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,birthday parties,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.34,0:00:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,camps,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.77,0:00:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sporting trips.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.51,0:00:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kids you shared these experiences with\Nmay still be amongst your closest friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.21,0:00:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, imagine a childhood\Nthat looks strikingly different.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.00,0:00:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A childhood where you're\Non the sidelines of games,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.75,0:00:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when you ask other kids\Nif you can join in, they say, 'No.'
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.50,0:01:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A childhood where you\Ndetonate social landmines
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.26,0:01:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by accidentally saying and doing things\Nthat upset and offend others.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.61,0:01:09.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recently, I was working with a kid
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.98,0:01:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who told me that I'd better hurry up\Nand get married and have kids
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.07,0:01:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because otherwise, my eggs would dry up,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.44,0:01:17.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd only get older, fatter, and wrinklier,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.65,0:01:19.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no one would want to marry me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.53,0:01:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wasn't offended.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.100,0:01:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was just looking out for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.96,0:01:24.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.28,0:01:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't mean to upset me\Nwith what he said.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.47,0:01:31.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if he did recognise\Nthat what he'd said offended me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.78,0:01:34.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he wouldn't have known\Nhow to repair the situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.89,0:01:37.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social blunders like this
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.79,0:01:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are part of the daily lives\Nof one in 68 children worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.97,0:01:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are children\Nwho are on the autism spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.20,0:01:52.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the past 15 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.62,0:01:56.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mission has been to create\Na gaming-based therapy program
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.95,0:02:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to teach these kids the skills they need\Nto feel happier, calmer, and braver,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.25,0:02:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to make friends and keep them.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.43,0:02:08.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To create a program that these kids love,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.47,0:02:10.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's effective,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.36,0:02:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that taps into their fascination\Nand interest in technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.50,0:02:18.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,allowing for self-paced learning,\Nindividualised feedback,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.95,0:02:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's scalable.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.95,0:02:24.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Accessing effective treatments\Nfrom skilled professionals
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.100,0:02:29.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is one of the greatest challenges faced\Nby families of kids with autism worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.92,0:02:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tech therapy seemed like\Nthe perfect solution to this problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.05,0:02:41.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Little did I know this idea would form\Nthe foundation of my future career.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.98,0:02:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an aspiring 21-year-old\Npsychology student
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.26,0:02:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here at the University of Queensland,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.26,0:02:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to do a PhD\Nthat would be a game changer
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.02,0:02:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the world of child therapy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.05,0:02:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, I was working\Npart-time as a flute teacher
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.38,0:03:01.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to pay for university student essentials
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.51,0:03:05.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like nightclub entry fees, drinks,\Nand two-minute noodles.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.96,0:03:10.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Working as a flute teacher,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.65,0:03:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had the great privilege\Nof teaching a nine-year-old boy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.52,0:03:16.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who was absolutely brilliant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.92,0:03:19.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to refer to him as Sam.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.28,0:03:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sam tirelessly practised\Nhis scales and flute pieces
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.25,0:03:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over and over again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.43,0:03:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until they reached the point\Nof technical perfection.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.51,0:03:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd never taught a student who showed\Nsuch dedication and commitment.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.18,0:03:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when Sam played the flute,\Nit sounded robotic.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.52,0:03:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It didn't give an emotional gift\Nto the listener or to Sam himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.49,0:03:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I raised this with him,\Nhe wrinkled up his face and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.49,0:03:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'But, I don't understand.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.51,0:03:54.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The notes are just dots\Nand dashes on the page.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.91,0:03:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where does it say anything\Nabout emotions?'
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.54,0:04:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He made a really good point:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.00,0:04:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the emotion that's communicated in music\Nisn't clearly marked on the page.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.19,0:04:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a felt experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.49,0:04:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I shared this story with Sam's mum,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.96,0:04:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she told me that he had\Nan autism spectrum condition.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.93,0:04:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sam was really smart intellectually,\Nbut he struggled a lot socially.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.96,0:04:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other kids thought he was weird
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.94,0:04:29.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he was into mathematics,\Nwhen they were into sports and Pokemon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.33,0:04:34.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He spoke in a monotone voice,\Nand his eye contact was a little unusual.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.92,0:04:39.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other kids excluded him\Nfrom games and activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.50,0:04:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He wasn't invited to birthday parties,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.78,0:04:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was the last kid\Nto be chosen in group activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.90,0:04:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sam's mum didn't know what to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.93,0:04:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She tried relentlessly to get him\Nthe help that he needed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.37,0:04:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but found that most professionals\Ndidn't understand
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.76,0:05:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the unique social and emotional\Nchallenges that he faced.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.82,0:05:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some even trivialised his difficulties\Nbecause he was doing well academically.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.55,0:05:12.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Recognising the threat\Nthat Sam's social difficulties posed
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.100,0:05:14.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to his future potential,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.52,0:05:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I desperately searched the literature
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.33,0:05:19.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to find an effective\Nsocial skills program for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.23,0:05:23.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But no such program\Nseemed to be available.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.06,0:05:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those that had been evaluated
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.03,0:05:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,generally led to minimal treatment gains,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.98,0:05:30.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seemed really boring for kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.100,0:05:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and weren't publicly available.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.04,0:05:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I dedicated myself to creating the program
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.01,0:05:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Sam and so many other kids like him\Ndesperately needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.95,0:05:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A fun program that didn't involve\Nkids reading and writing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.97,0:05:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on boring black-and-white\Nhandouts full of text.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.24,0:05:57.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A world that kids co-created,\Nthat gave them the lifeline they needed:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.98,0:06:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Secret Agent Society.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.29,0:06:02.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Voice-over) Please enter
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.50,0:06:04.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the International Secret Agent\NSociety Headquarters,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.100,0:06:07.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you will begin your training.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.01,0:06:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Renae Beaumont: From the start,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.50,0:06:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my vision was for a computer game\Nto be at the cornerstone of this program.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.49,0:06:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids love gaming.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.22,0:06:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seemed logical\Nto tap into this interest,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.53,0:06:23.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a computer game\Nto teach them social survival skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.97,0:06:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It couldn't be that hard, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.93,0:06:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wrong.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.99,0:06:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea what I was signing up for.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.53,0:06:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was a 21-year-old nobody\Nin the world of academia
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.23,0:06:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had zero computer programming skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.86,0:06:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, I couldn't even create\Na PowerPoint presentation
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.77,0:06:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without getting help\Nfrom the IT department
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.83,0:06:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here at the University of Queensland.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.34,0:06:50.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had a better chance of winning lotto\Nthan securing grant funding
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.54,0:06:52.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that was significant and large enough
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.77,0:06:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fund the development\Nof the computer game.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.25,0:07:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I approached the computer engineering\Ndepartment of a nearby university
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.08,0:07:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.10,0:07:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'Was there any chance that maybe\Nstudents could create the computer game
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.86,0:07:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fulfil course requirements?'
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.89,0:07:13.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My request was met\Nwith an enthusiastic response.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.97,0:07:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But tragically, after a year\Nof painstaking work,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.50,0:07:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was delivered a computer game\Nthat was riddled with bugs
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.98,0:07:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only 60% complete.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.49,0:07:30.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neither I nor the students\Nthat I was working with realised
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.17,0:07:32.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the vision\NI had for this computer game
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.29,0:07:35.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was beyond their capabilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.95,0:07:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.36,0:07:41.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was faced with the prospect\Nof ditching the project altogether.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.45,0:07:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then, I took a moment to think about\Nwhy I was doing my PhD in the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.28,0:07:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't to get the piece\Nof paper or the doctor title.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.49,0:07:57.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was to create something that\Nwould make a difference in kids' lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.78,0:08:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the life of an 11-year-old girl\Nwho used to sit and eat lunch by herself
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.42,0:08:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than gossiping\Nabout boys and music with her friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.02,0:08:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the life of a 10-year-old boy
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.64,0:08:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who used to run out of the class, crying\Nwhen he couldn't do schoolwork
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.74,0:08:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of taking a breath,\Nasking for help, and trying his best.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.63,0:08:26.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my heart, I believed\Nthat the initial significant investment
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.54,0:08:29.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of time, energy, and money
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.84,0:08:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would lead to exponential improvements\Nin these children's lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.24,0:08:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I took on additional casual jobs,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.77,0:08:41.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saved hard,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.56,0:08:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and paid a team of recent IT graduates\Nto do the computer game programming.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.26,0:08:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the programmers worked away\Non the computer game
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.81,0:08:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a team of child consultants,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.19,0:08:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I developed additional\Nprogram materials to help kids
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.28,0:09:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to actually put the skills that they\Nlearned from the computer game into action
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.01,0:09:02.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in daily life.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.50,0:09:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These included a therapeutic board game,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.50,0:09:09.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,walkie-talkie voice-tone recognition game,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.99,0:09:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and helpful thoughts game.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.52,0:09:16.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I replaced tedious homework tasks
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.76,0:09:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were a common feature\Nof child therapy at the time
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.76,0:09:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with secret agent missions\Nthat involve kids recording evidence
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.14,0:09:28.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to show how they use\Ntheir social skills in daily life,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.49,0:09:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in a computerised journal.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.89,0:09:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also included resources\Nand training sessions
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.49,0:09:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for parents and school staff\Nto teach them how to help kids
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.75,0:09:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to put these social skills\Ninto action in daily life.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.88,0:09:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When these resources were developed\Nand the computer game was complete,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.52,0:09:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the trial was ready to begin.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.92,0:09:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had many a sleepless night, worrying,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.04,0:09:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,'What if parents and kids\Nhate the program?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.26,0:09:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if it doesn't work?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.26,0:10:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one else had managed to create\Nan effective therapy program.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.49,0:10:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What made me think that I could?'
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.02,0:10:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even as this doom and gloom\Nsoundtrack repeated in my head,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.28,0:10:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued to push forward.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.95,0:10:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's a good thing that I did
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.06,0:10:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the Secret Agent Society program\Nhas made a real difference
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.46,0:10:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the lives of children\Nand families worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.21,0:10:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That girl who used to sit\Nand eat lunch by herself?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.51,0:10:32.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was invited to her first sleepover\Nand birthday party during the program.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.96,0:10:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The boy who used to cry and give up\Nwhen he couldn't do schoolwork?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.94,0:10:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He learned how to stay calm,\Nfocus, and finish it.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.99,0:10:48.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three months after the program ended,\Nhe was awarded his first academic prize.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.51,0:10:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, 76% of kids\Nwho had significant social difficulties
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.66,0:10:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the beginning of the program
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.76,0:11:00.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,improved to show social skills,\Njust like other kids their age,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.26,0:11:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the end or within five months\Nof it finishing.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.50,0:11:08.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the most significant\Nimprovement in social skills
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.98,0:11:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ever shown for a program\Nfor kids on the autism spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.100,0:11:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the first time in their lives,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.47,0:11:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these kids were making real friends\Nwho enjoyed hanging out with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.52,0:11:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their parents' vision for their future\Nwas finally coming true.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.97,0:11:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the help of the commercialisation arm\Nhere at the University of Queensland,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.48,0:11:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I partnered with a company
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.99,0:11:37.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to publish and distribute\Nthe program materials,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.76,0:11:43.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the end result was more extraordinary\Nthan anything I could have ever imagined.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.97,0:11:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've created an effective\Ngaming-based therapy program
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.50,0:11:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has since touched the lives\Nof over 10,000 children and families
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.62,0:11:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in nine countries
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.99,0:11:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is being increasingly adopted\Nin schools and clinics worldwide.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.54,0:12:03.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, I'm working with colleagues\Nat Weill Cornell Medicine in New York
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.39,0:12:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to take the research to a whole new level.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.92,0:12:11.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of the trials done to date\Nhave been kids on the autism spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.27,0:12:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we're looking at\Nthe effectiveness of the program
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.07,0:12:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for kids who have\Nother social-emotional challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.01,0:12:19.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like anxiety disorders
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.69,0:12:22.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and attention deficit\Nhyperactivity disorder.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.91,0:12:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whole-of-class version of the program
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.97,0:12:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is also being trialled\Nin Australian schools
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.51,0:12:32.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks to the Australian Cooperative\NResearch Centre for Living with Autism.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.97,0:12:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this trial, we're looking at\Nthe social, emotional, academic benefits
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.54,0:12:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the program for all students,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.99,0:12:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including its impact on bullying.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.74,0:12:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just the beginning.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.77,0:12:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By enhancing the computer game\Nwith virtual reality technology
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.95,0:12:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and creating an app\Nto alert and reward kids
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.75,0:12:57.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for using their relaxation gadgets\Nand social codes when they need them,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.26,0:13:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my vision is to be a leader\Nof a tech therapy revolution,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.53,0:13:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create the Pokemon GO\Nof social survival skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.01,0:13:12.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's my advice to you?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.79,0:13:19.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think about the one thing in the world\Nthat you'd most like to see change
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.54,0:13:22.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and creative ways to solve that problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.76,0:13:27.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might not know the answer right now\Nor how to get there,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.51,0:13:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you're smart:
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.50,0:13:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can learn the skills that you need to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.73,0:13:34.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or if you prefer,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.04,0:13:37.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,surround yourself by other people\Nwho already have those skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.24,0:13:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.51,0:13:44.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you might be working a mind-numbing job\Nthat pays minimum wage
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.39,0:13:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and be years away\Nfrom finishing your degree,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.27,0:13:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but as long as you're moving\Nin the direction of your goals,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.26,0:13:53.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no matter how slowly,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.86,0:13:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are succeeding.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.99,0:13:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to Sam,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.09,0:14:02.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've created something that makes\Nkids' futures a little brighter.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.95,0:14:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By stepping outside your comfort zone,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.80,0:14:11.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,embracing new experiences,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.45,0:14:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and persisting when you fail -\Nwhich you will -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.82,0:14:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can download\Nyour dreams from the cloud
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.91,0:14:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and make a difference.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.78,0:14:22.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.05,0:14:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)