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"Autism friendly cinemas"

cmerrick
over 11 years ago

hi everyone, i'm a student with aspergers, i noticed that my local cinema in Paignton,Devon "the apollo" does special Autism friendly film screenings of films, for these they offer

  • brighter but softer lighting during the film
  • more spacing between seats
  • no pre film adverts
  • lowered surrond sound volume

personally, i'm not so heavily affected by my aspergers that i require this, but it does sound like a useful thing. just thought i'd post about this here to pick peoples brains about what they think of this service and similar ones provided elsewhere

Parents
  • over 11 years ago

    A few years ago I had some correspondence with one of the American autism organisations (to support a student travelling in the States) and they kept me on their mailing list some time after- a lot of what they offered was autism friendly cinema. Regrettably I've lost the contact with it and didn't look into what this involves.

    It sounds sensible to me. I cannot sit comfortably mid-cinema, I usually try to find seats near one side, to put the sounds to one side. Often these seats aren't popular with the majority who crowd in centre screen.

    I find the noise around me very distracting, if I have to sit centrally, all that rustling of popcorn and sweet packets, people talking through the film, and all the fidgeting and movement. Also being tall I cannot stretch out, whereas if I get into relatively empty spaces to one side I've room to change position now and then.

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  • over 11 years ago

    A few years ago I had some correspondence with one of the American autism organisations (to support a student travelling in the States) and they kept me on their mailing list some time after- a lot of what they offered was autism friendly cinema. Regrettably I've lost the contact with it and didn't look into what this involves.

    It sounds sensible to me. I cannot sit comfortably mid-cinema, I usually try to find seats near one side, to put the sounds to one side. Often these seats aren't popular with the majority who crowd in centre screen.

    I find the noise around me very distracting, if I have to sit centrally, all that rustling of popcorn and sweet packets, people talking through the film, and all the fidgeting and movement. Also being tall I cannot stretch out, whereas if I get into relatively empty spaces to one side I've room to change position now and then.

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