Published on 12, July, 2020
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
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
I think like always, the help is geared towards those on the more low-functioning end, so for instance a child at that end of the spectrum maybe can't sit through a film and needs to run around making noises to let out some of their stress.
What about "high-functioning friendly screenings" ?!
It wouldn't bother me being the only person in the cinema if it meant I got to concentrate on a film. In fact I get so absorbed in what I am watching it can be a little bit strange coming back to the real world as I really feel like I am in the film. This is why I cannot bear the distractions because once I hear distractions I focus heavily on those and it makes me angry.