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Two Coventry cinemas are offering autism friendly screenings of summer blockbusters this month.

Coventry Showcase Cinema and Odeon have partnered with a leading autism support organisation to provide movie-goers with a more comfortable viewing environment.

The cinemas will be screening autism friendly viewings of The Emoji Movie and Captain Underpants.

Both cinemas have partnered with Dimensions, a not-for-profit provider of support for people with autism, and together they have created a cinema environment suitable for those who would be otherwise unable to attend.

Adjustments include the lights left on low, the volume turned down, no trailers and the freedom for visitors to move around freely within the cinema screen.

Since the partnership began in 2011, more than 300,000 visitors have attended autism friendly screenings across the UK.

Nick Barratt, head of behaviour support at Dimensions, said: “Autism friendly screenings are so important for both families and individuals who can feel excluded from the traditional cinema experience because they find the experience too stressful due to sensory overload.

“The screenings enable them to watch a wider variety of films, more frequently, in an environment conducive to their needs."

Cinema goers in Coventry can attend austism friendly screenings on the following dates this month:

Showcase Cinema Coventry

Showcase cinemas show their autism friendly screening on the second Sunday of every month. Their next showing is Captain Underpants on Sunday August 13 at 10am.

Odeon Coventry

Odeon cinemas show their autism friendly screening on a different Sunday each month.

This month they are showing The Emoji Movie on Sunday August 20 at 10.15am.