Extra Autism Friendly Film Screenings announced to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day

To celebrate World Autism Awareness Day on April 2, there will be more than 900 autism friendly film screenings around the country, giving people with autism the chance to go to the cinema in conditions more suited to their needs. Together the Cinema Exhibitors Association and learning disability services provider Dimensions have helped secure these screenings, including at the four chains involved in the Autism Friendly Film Screenings initiative – ODEON, Vue, Cineworld and Showcase – and independent cinemas. Autism Friendly Screenings are mainstream films shown in a sensory friendly environment. Lights are on low, sound is turned down, trailers