Families participate in Saskatoon’s first Autism Aviation Day - BERITAJA

At 6 a.m. Saturday morning, families gathered astatine the Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport for Autism Aviation Day. Air Canada chooses six to 8 airports each twelvemonth to big the event, which teaches children connected the spectrum the ins and outs of walking done the airport. This twelvemonth marks the first clip Air Canada has collaborated pinch Autism Services of Saskatoon to big the program.

“This is simply a very valuable relationship because it benignant of gives each of these families the chance to spot really their kids run done an airdrome and successful doing so, the airports person that chance to make those adaptations,” says Alex Scott, head of family programming for Autism Services of Saskatoon.

Going to the airdrome could beryllium stressful connected its own, and it could beryllium overwhelming for those connected the spectrum.

“Everyone goes done their ain travel erstwhile you person a kid connected the spectrum, you can’t really lump autism together,” Scott says. “Everyone has their abstracted sensitivities to their environment, location are different issues location are different accomplishment sets.”

During the morning, participants sewage to complete check-in procedures and move done information to thief build their assurance successful the airdrome environment. They past boarded the level to return a short thrust supra Saskatoon to spot what it really feels for illustration to beryllium up successful the air.

Watch the video supra for kids’ reactions aft completing their first flight.