More businesses offer special events for families with autistic children
A niche need is getting growing recognition and attention from some businesses and organizations.
Movie theaters, restaurants and theme parks are offering the parents of autistic children family activities in social settings tailored to their special sensory circumstances.
Autism spectrum disorder is a lifelong developmental disability that impairs communication, self-control, social interaction and learning in people as young as 3.
Parents of autistic children frequently encounter strange looks, and, on rare occasions, physical confrontations.
Richard Bennett says he was grabbed and struck by another patron in a Boynton Beach restaurant recently because his then-4-year-old autistic son was making too much noise.
Raising an autistic child is a challenge and most people mistake the behavior as that of a “bratty kid,” but Bennett said he wishes people were more understanding and tolerant.
“Most are, once they are told the child is autistic,” he said.
Read more here: Autistic families: More businesses offer special events for families with autistic children – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com.
Note: To support the site we make money on some products, product categories and services that we talk about on this website through affiliate relationships with the merchants in question. We get a small commission on sales of those products.That in no way affects our opinions of those products and services.
Share this:
About The Author
Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.