Could special screenings lead to segregation?  It’s not heard to imagine someone saying the words, “separate but equal.”  Imagine if you will other paying customers complaining at the disruption of a child who has a stimming behavior of tapping his foot or humming or both?  Do paying customers have the right to complain?  After all they paid to watch the movie too.  While we are grateful to the theater chains for providing this opportunity for our kids to become familiar with the movie theater, we have to remember that our ultimate goal is integration not segregation.

Cinemas to make experience more enjoyable for grown-ups with condition

SPECIAL screenings of popular films will be held for people with autism.

The Odeon in Southampton is one of 10 cinemas across the country that will become more accessible for older people with the condition as part of a trial by social care provider Dimensions.

The screenings will be adapted to provide a better sensory experience. There will be no adverts, the lights will be left on low, the volume turned down and people will be able to make a noise and sit where they want. The not-for-profit organization arranged similar screenings across the country three years ago with those sessions aimed at families. There have been more than 125,000 visits to the special screenings at 250 cinemas since 2011.

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