(Canadian) Cineplex Launching Special Screenings for People With Autism

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Cineplex Entertainment is launching a special screening program for people with autism spectrum disorder and their families.

The Canadian movie theatre company says its Sensory Friendly Screenings will include 2D projection, increased auditorium lighting, lower volume and smaller crowds.

Theatres will also allow families to bring in outside food and take a break from screenings in a nearby "calm zone."

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/nova-scotia/cineplex-launching-special-screenings-for-people-with-autism-1.2950044

[DeadLetterOffice]

1. This sounds wonderful to me...

... and I'm not even on the spectrum, just incredibly sensitive to sensory input (much of which is migraine triggering for me).

Yay Cineplex Entertainment!

[freeplessinseattle]

3. Same here! I feel so lame turning down movie invites, glad someone can relate!:) n/t

[DeadLetterOffice]

4. I gave up going to movie theaters years ago.

I like movies, I really do, but I cannot even begin to handle the noise levels and the sudden brightness changes in a movie theater. Add in all the people crowded in tight and the fact that someone nearby me is guaranteed to be reeking of perfume/cologne, and... **shudder**

I wait til things come out on Netflix or DVD, and watch them in an environment I can control.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

2. One of my local theaters does this.

My daughter is asd, but she does ok in a regular theater setting.