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"It was raining bacon and eggs, and Julianna Perrault couldn't have been more delighted.
'Ha!' she exclaims loudly. She then looks at her mother, Victoria, and offers a bright smile."
Later, when another scene on the screen tickles her funny bone, she loudly laughs and begins vigorously rocking back and forth in her chair.
Throughout the early morning screening of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" on a recent Saturday morning at AMC Cantera 30 in Warrenville, 13-year-old Julianna is free to do as she wishes. When she asks her mom questions about the color of someone's eyes, it's OK she's not whispering.
Yes, it's OK she's talking during the movie.
Elsewhere in the auditorium — where the lights are turned up and the volume dialed down to a comfortable level — a young boy runs up and down the stairs of the stadium seating. Later, he makes his way through the rows of chairs.
AMC Theaters, in partnership with the Autism Society of America, host monthly Sensory Friendly Films. These movie screenings provide families affected by autism and other disabilities a chance to see a movie in a safe and accepting environment.
"It was raining bacon and eggs, and Julianna Perrault couldn't have been more delighted.
'Ha!' she exclaims loudly. She then looks at her mother, Victoria, and offers a bright smile."
Later, when another scene on the screen tickles her funny bone, she loudly laughs and begins vigorously rocking back and forth in her chair.
Throughout the early morning screening of "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" on a recent Saturday morning at AMC Cantera 30 in Warrenville, 13-year-old Julianna is free to do as she wishes. When she asks her mom questions about the color of someone's eyes, it's OK she's not whispering.
Yes, it's OK she's talking during the movie.
Elsewhere in the auditorium — where the lights are turned up and the volume dialed down to a comfortable level — a young boy runs up and down the stairs of the stadium seating. Later, he makes his way through the rows of chairs.
AMC Theaters, in partnership with the Autism Society of America, host monthly Sensory Friendly Films. These movie screenings provide families affected by autism and other disabilities a chance to see a movie in a safe and accepting environment.