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Originally Posted by epchick
From my limited run-ins with people who have autism, it isn't very noticeable (like a deformity would be). Most of the people i've encountered have been either a little socially awkward, or just plain anti-social and "rude" (although I doubt they truly mean to be rude), but it's not like they have AUTISTIC tattooed on their forehead. I know many more non-autistic people that act those ways and they have no excuse for it.
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All I could think of was The Scarlet Letter. I knew there was I reason I had to read that lol
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I do agree that allowing them into the dressing room together, against company policy, would open up the "flood gates" and would invoke complaints from other patrons about allowing them in. Although I will say, the one-person policy is kind of dumb. When I was at Aeropostale, I had to be the "dressing room attendant" many a times. And although it was suggested that you only allow 1 person in the stall, most of the time it isn't feasible. Parents want to take their children in, or 2 friends don't want to wait in line for separate stalls, so they share one. I never had a problem with allowing more than 1 person in, because I counted how many articles of clothing they brought in (that was company policy, and policy for other stores as well) so I could tell if they left with fewer clothes. That was my job, whether I was at the dressing room, or not. To watch for "shrink." I would assume A&F had a similar policy, and if not, they should.
I never got the "but she/he is autistic, let us go in together" and personally had someone said that to me, I would have let them both in. It's not my place to judge whether the person is or isn't, but I would give the benefit of the doubt.
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It might not be a good policy, but it's still policy. This is the main source of income for the employees, so bending the rules wouldn't really make sense.
And while I agree that it isn't our place to tell someone whether or not s/he has autism, I think adherence to company policy is paramount. Until the company changes things, we kinda have to deal with it.
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