Getting out of the house with an autistic child is easier when you know which places actually welcome sensory differences. In Fayetteville itself, the Walton Arts Center runs relaxed performances and the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks lends sensory bags, and a short drive to Bentonville adds two of the state's best-equipped museums.
Downtown Fayetteville venue (495 W. Dickson St.) that schedules relaxed, sensory-friendly performances with reduced sound, dimmed rather than dark lighting, freedom to move and vocalize, and a calming corner with fidgets and bean bags.
Visit siteOutdoor garden at 4703 N Crossover Rd in Fayetteville that offers sensory-friendly bags; ask at the Admissions Office. Open garden paths make it easy to move at your child's pace.
Visit siteHands-on children's museum in Bentonville, about 25 minutes from Fayetteville. Guest Services lends noise-cancelling headphones and fidgets, and the museum publishes a sensory-friendly map, a social narrative and periodic Sensory Friendly Events.
Visit siteBentonville art museum, about 25 minutes from Fayetteville, with a sensory-friendly map and adjustable gallery lighting. Its monthly Bridge Day on the second Monday adds reduced light and sound, sensory bags and touchable replicas; check the calendar before you go.
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