Last week, we took our 6-year-old son, River, to the Clarks Village outlet store in Street to get him fitted for school shoes. Since River is autistic, he finds it really tough to handle crowds, long lines, and noisy places. The store was packed!
I knew he wouldn’t manage well in that environment, so I shared our situation with a staff member. Aaran quickly stepped in and led us away from the noise and crowds to a staff room, putting a Do Not Disturb sign on the door. He showed so much patience with River, who was feeling anxious, and brought out a bunch of different shoes for him to try on.
We left with a fantastic pair of shoes, a very happy boy, and Aaran even gave us the store number and offered to set up an appointment for us before the store opens to keep it quiet.
This is what autism acceptance looks like!
Thank you, Clarks in Street, and a huge shoutout to Aaran Daniels for all his help! 👍