Now, stores are making changes to make it easier for families, writes John Daly. SuperValu is hoping to break down those barriers through an ongoing awareness campaign highlighting different in-store scenarios that may be triggers for an autistic person. “It is low understanding and the resulting lack of empathy which can lead to many members of the autism community opting out of participation through fear or embarrassment. “Every day the autism community adapts to a world which is often not designed to meet its needs - a world which can so often disable people, sometimes without even realising it. Small changes in how people think and act can be the difference between the autism community being able to participate or not.

Source: Irish Examiner May 10, 2018 23:15 UTC