Community Life
Dining Out with Autism Awareness Toolkit
Grabbing a bite out to eat may be an activity that many families take for granted. But for many families with autism, the prospect of dining out instills fear. So much so, that many families avoid the situation all together. The judgmental glare from other patrons when your child is having a meltdown; the limited menu items for those on a restricted diet; the over stimulation from the noise and chaos. You can see why it might be easier just to stay home. But staying home can also foster feelings of isolation.
Dining out with Autism Awareness is a community-oriented restaurant offering families impacted by autism the chance to feel more comfortable and enjoy dining out with other families that understand their unique situation in a place that is accommodating to their needs.
Bring an autism awareness night to a restaurant in your town.
This toolkit will give you and the restaurant you approach with all of the information you will need to coordinate your own autism awareness night.