Empowering neurodivergent youth through play.
A Minecraft server for kids with autism, ADHD, and LDs — designed to support creative expression, confidence building and friendships.
Why Katapult?
Make new friends
Meet kids and Katapult moderators who love Minecraft as much as you do. Join other adventurers on our server as you explore new worlds, defeat monsters and build your dreams structures.
Unlock access to fun
Whether you’re a resourceful builder, an amazing artist or a beast at mini games, there’s something in Katapult’s custom Minecraft worlds for you! Get access to our servers as a member of the Katapult community.
Grow on your terms
Katapult is a safe place where you are empowered to be yourself. We have zero tolerance for bullying. Not only are all players on our server whitelisted, a welcoming environment is protected across the server via both moderators and game rules.
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Expert Perspectives
“If we are finding that kids with autism are especially drawn to technology, why not try to leverage that interest?”
Micah Mazruek, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, ASD Researcher, and Associate Professor at UVA
“Sometimes we are biased against technology, worried that children may neglect their face-to-face friendships in favor of virtual connections. I would like to encourage parents to think differently about e-friends and Web peers, since they may expand children’s social networks, enable them to try out their social skills, as well as give them a different sense of their social status.”
Malka Margalit, PhD
Prof. Emeritus of Tel Aviv University
Dean of the School of Behavioral Sciences at the Peres Academic Center
“A lot of people don’t appreciate how self-critical kids with learning disabilities are. It’s liberating to be in control of something like a computer that is unconditionally accepting.”
Michael Jellinek, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at Harvard, Former Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital