Kids with autism meet "Sensitive Santa"
Updated: Sunday, 21 Nov 2010, 7:10 PM EST
Published : Sunday, 21 Nov 2010, 7:10 PM EST
MIAMI TWP., Ohio (WDTN) - Meeting Santa is a Christmas tradition, but for some kids with autism it's just not possible to brave the crowds and noise. That's why the Dayton Mall opened early Sunday for a "Sensitive Santa" event.
Organizers provided lower lighting and quieter surroundings to help kids relax while they waited to see Santa.
"It's very nice to give children the opportunity who may have never visited santa before the opportunity to come, see santa, kind of on their own terms," said David Casper, Marketing Director at the Dayton Mall.
The event was part of the mall's "Magical Season of Giving." To find more holiday activities at the mall log on to daytonmall.com .
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