Autism friendly places and spaces

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I have been to a few autism friendly theater productions. what do you think of autism finally places and spaces? what do you think of people making everything autism friendly ?

I think it is a great idea though places have become crowded and rowdy.

I really like this! We're being more accepted in society.

What are autistic-friendly theaters like? I want to go to a showing, but I'm afraid that some people will talk during the movie because some theaters don't mind in these types of showings. Also, what do they do to make it friendly?

I am not sure it would even be possible to make everything autism friendly...there are some things that just are never going to be that way. Such as grocery shopping, at least in my case not sure if everyone on the spectrum finds this difficult, well that and clothes shopping or any kind of shopping that takes place in a large store.

People should not talk during the movies in the theater that is rude, and annoys neurotypicals to I imagine....lol to make it autism friendly though they could make the seats more comfortable, I am sure its not just autistic people who'd appreciate that though.

I think that the OP means the stage- with live actors. Not movie theaters.
And she may be talking about local amateurs productions - and how they maybe starting to become inclusive of autistics as actors and participants. If that IS what she means than that would be fantastic. Acting on stage is a great experience for anyone, and especially for aspies.

would an autism friendly theatre be one with individually enclosed booths with customizable sound and brightness/contrast? how would that be different from just watching from the comfort of one's own living room or den?

Wow - there's hope yet. Being accomodated is such a great thing.

Have come a long way from the days of <keeping your head down, mouth shut, and hoping nobody notices you>.

The only really autism friendly environment for me is a dim quiet forest. Outside I try make the environment tolerable with shaded glasses and stuff for my ears.

Autism friendly theatres generally refer to movie theatres that have the volume turned down to a sensory-friendly level; I'd love to go to a showing like that, however, Russiank is correct; they place fewer restrictions on talking during the film because of noise modulation and impulse control problems some autistics have.

it is not just the volume per se, but the excessively wide dynamic range between earsplitting loud sounds, and barely discernible dialogue muttered sotto voce beneath my hearing system's intelligibility threshold. they need to offer a volume leveling system for those of us who need it, not just the amplification system they give to the hard-of-hearing.