Saturday mornings have just become a lot more enjoyable for children with autism in Canada. Cineplex Entertainment and Autism Speaks Canada have teamed up to create "Sensory Friendly Screenings," according to the Edmonton Journal. Every four to six weeks at 10:30 a.m., select theaters across Canada will screen movies with the lights on and the sound down. To make it an all-around pleasant experience, the theaters will also turn the video games and lower the music in the lobby. The Sensory Friendly Screenings kicked off Saturday with a showing of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Charlie Thompson,...
- 2/22/2015
- by Alexandra Zaslow, @alexandrazaslow
- PEOPLE.com
Saturday mornings have just become a lot more enjoyable for children with autism in Canada. Cineplex Entertainment and Autism Speaks Canada have teamed up to create "Sensory Friendly Screenings," according to the Edmonton Journal. Every four to six weeks at 10:30 a.m., select theaters across Canada will screen movies with the lights on and the sound down. To make it an all-around pleasant experience, the theaters will also turn the video games and lower the music in the lobby. The Sensory Friendly Screenings kicked off Saturday with a showing of The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Charlie Thompson,...
- 2/22/2015
- by Alexandra Zaslow, @alexandrazaslow
- PEOPLE.com
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