Andrew Harris

Andrew Harris is a neurodivergent parent, game designer, therapist, and educator working and living in Lexington, Massachusetts. Their life-long love of roleplaying and gaming led to the development of the Guild Chronicles program in 2010. They have a Master’s Degree in education from Lesley University, where his studies focused on Autism, Disability, and Facilitating Learning in Virtual Environments. Prior to attending Lesley University, they received their Undergraduate Degree in Community Art Education from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Outside of Andrew’s private practice, the Guild Chronicles program has been used in public and private schools as well as out-patient hospital settings in Massachusetts. Before leaving their position at Mass General Brigham’s Aspire Program, Andrew used Guild Chronicles as a means of connecting groups and skill-building with over 100 adolescents and young adults. Guild Chronicles has been the subject of qualitative research and is currently the subject of a quantitative pilot study to assess its efficacy.