Earlier this summer, Charlie and I had a very good time watching Kung Fu Panda. We went after the movie had been out for awhile and sat in the back. The movie itself was noisy and Charlie wasn’t the only child talking during the movie and moving around some.
Sensory Friendly Films is a pilot program that, it’s hoped, will make the movie-going experience more friendly for families with autistic children. The program is a team venture of AMC Entertainment (AMC) and the Autism Society of America (ASA). From the ASA website:
In order to provide a more accepting and comfortable setting …read more

Being different; being disruptive; looking different; smelling funny (according to those who think they don’t); yowling………
What do these apply to?
Are these perhaps a few reasons why a 2 year old and his mother were kicked off an American Eagle plane, or a 13-year-old’s parents had a restraining order filed against them, or a 5 year old was voted out of his class?
Well yes, but actually, nope.
The different-looking-and-being, disruptive-behaving, smelling-funny, yowly individual I am referring to is……………..Po aka Kung Fu Panda.
Charlie and I saw the movie Kung Fu Panda Tuesday evening. We haven’t seen a movie in a while and we …read more