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With winds whipping at 20 mph atop Bose Mountain on Saturday afternoon, it was “probably the windiest (Sensory-Friendly) Kite Day ever” for the MetroWest Autism Alliance’s annual event.
“This definitely breaks the record,” said Co-Director Pam McKillop, as half a dozen multi-colored kites lifted into the sky on top of Bose Corporation’s 300-foot tall hill during the first half hour of the three-hour event. A couple dozen families with members on the autism spectrum bundled up to not only fly kites, but to explore police cruisers and fire trucks parked onsite, a fire house to spray, trackless train rides, a trampoline and rebounders to bounce on, interactive music therapists to enjoy and bubble machines to play with at the event hosted by the program part of Advocates,
The sensory-friendly event during Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month encourages attendees to touch and engage with their sensation-focused surroundings, and it is staffed by workers who support the inclusive environment, according to Sandy Lashin-Curewitz, a senior director of marketing and communications at Advocates, a Framingham-based nonprofit human services agency of which the alliance is a program under.
