[Source: WDTN.com]

MIAMI TWP., Ohio (WDTN) - Meeting Santa is a Christmas tradition, but for some kids with autism it's just not possible to brave the crowds and noise. That's why the Dayton Mall opened early Sunday for a "Sensitive Santa" event.

Organizers provided lower lighting and quieter surroundings to help kids relax while they waited to see Santa.

"It's very nice to give children the opportunity who may have never visited santa before the opportunity to come, see santa, kind of on their own terms," said David Casper, Marketing Director at the Dayton Mall.

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