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The autism-friendly toy shop: 'We have got this'

Shopping can be overwhelming when you're autistic but a toy shop in Bath is trying to take the anxiety away for parents and children with their 'A-board' outside to show it can be a safe space.

The board details what the shop can do to help with sensory overload and make shoppers feel comfortable. Shop worker Romilly, who is autistic, says she wishes places like this had been around 17 years ago when she was a child.

Video produced by Alex Howick

31 July 2021

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