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Seven-year-old Arianna has autism.
Sometimes, little Arianna's violent tantrums and other outbursts are interpreted by others as uncontrolled brattiness.
Her older
sister makes the effort to explain Arianna's condition if asked. Unfortunately that doesn't stop people, particularly fellow restaurant patrons, from asking for another table, or tossing dirty looks at the family.
While the family has never been asked to leave a restaurant,
they're keenly aware of other patrons' comfort and will leave of their
own accord, CNN.com reported.
Scenes like this play out in public every day, as evidenced by the over 650 comments that poured in when we posted the story. In observance of National Autism Awareness Month and April 2, World Autism Awareness Day, we're sharing insight from some of our commenter's who have experience weathering the minefield that is a restaurant meal.
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