As you know we are strong supporters of World Autism Day so we are delighted to share this guest post from Falkirk Community Trust.

“Falkirk Community Trust is excited to announce they will be taking part in, a nationwide programme of Autism Friendly screenings at cinemas across the country.

With support from autism support provider Dimensions and leading charity The National Autistic Society, these screenings will provide a further boost to UK’s growing cinema audience for people with autism.

Autism Friendly Screenings have reduced sound levels, increased lighting and advert-free content allowing this audience group, their families and carers to be comfortable and feel fully included in the unique experience of a trip to the cinema.

Over the last few years and following the success of last year’s campaign, an increasing number of UK cinema operators have begun programming regular autism friendly screenings for their local communities. World Autism Awareness Day provides cinemas with an ideal opportunity to celebrate that fact.

The Hippodrome already boasts a range of Autism Friendly screenings each season but for World Autism Day 2015 they will be screening their first autism friendly movie aimed at adults ‘X+Y’ which stars Asa Butterfield, the young star of ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’ – who plays the part of a socially awkward boy diagnosed with a form of autism and who finds he can make sense of the world through the rational, purity of maths.

World Autism Day
Thursday 2nd April
X+Y (12A)
Hippodrome
19.30

Other Autism Friendly Screenings

Saturday 28th March
Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
14:30
Sunday 5th April
Home
14:30

Sunday 10th May
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
14:30

Saturday 16th May
Avengers: Age of Ultron
14:30

Booking info: 01324 506850 or The Steeple Box Office, 118 High Street ”

If you have any plans for World Autism Day – please share in the comments section below!