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...regular at the screenings is Marianna Pollock of Virginia Beach, Va., and her 6-year-old son Xander. "We attempted a regular movie a few times," says Pollock. "We always ended up having to leave within the first 15 minutes because Xander gets so excited that he flaps and makes noise. It was very stressful...
...Xander's behavior at the movies is typical for many people with autism, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates affects 1 in 110 children. "One of the challenges for people with an autism spectrum disorder is coping with strong sensory stimulation," says psychologist Sandra Harris, who runs the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. "They may be overwhelmed by loud sounds, bright lights, crowds of people. A person of any age with an ASD may flap his or her hands, twist her fingers, call out or rock when she is excited...
...children are constantly under scrutiny," says Xander's mother Marianna. "They look normal, so people often think they're just misbehaving. It becomes exhausting trying to validate their right to be themselves. At a sensory-friendly movie, we as a family finally get to go to a movie and relax. Boy, does that feel wonderful...
...During earlier character testimony, Colin Vlount, Pring-Wilson’s cousin, said that “Xander has a reputation for being kind, generous, peaceful—he’s a good individual...
System of a Down “Lonely Day” Dir. Josh Melnick and Xander Charity Pity poor Serj Tankian. Not only is it “the most loneliest day in [his] life,” shit keeps catching fire around him. No wonder he thinks “such a lonely day should be banned.” At least he has the other members of System of a Down on the bus with him to keep him company. In the video for “Lonely Day,” the band members lounge mournfully around...