As the boy, not yet kindergarten age, walked into the Olathe multiplex Saturday morning, he stuck his fingers in his ears and let out a high-pitched “eeeeee … eeeeeEEEE!”
It was the sort of behavior that, inside a theater, might result in his being escorted to the parking lot. But not at this theater. Not on Saturday morning.
This particular screening of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” had been tailored to people with autism-spectrum disorders and their family members. Because of their sometimes peculiar behaviors, as well as their hypersensitivity to certain sights and sounds, children with autism-spectrum disorders often are kept at home. It’s easier than dealing with the reactions.
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