Sunday, July 11, 2010

Autism Friendly Businesses

BARTOW, Fla. -- No business is likely to promote itself as being "autism unfriendly." Yet Stacey Way of Winter Haven said that's the atmosphere many stores and restaurants present for children like her son, Spencer Branham.
"There are a lot of kids (with autism) who do have outbursts," Way said, "and some of the comments people make are really bad and some of it's (from) employees - like, 'Can't you get a grip on your kid?' "
So it came as welcome news to Way that some businesses in the Tampa Bay area now announce themselves as "Autism Friendly." The designation comes from the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD), a community-service organization based at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

No comments:

Post a Comment