![]() "I cried throughout almost the whole thing because it was just fantastic and it made me learn that Jacob was able to be a little more social then we once thought," Belliveau said. ![]() The performance was just fantastic, they allowed all the children to come up. "Jacob had a very tough time socially with children and with adults," Belliveau said. She said the experiences changed her son's life. Mary Belliveau's 11-year-old son Jacob is coming back this year. "We really work to make the families and the schools as comfortable as possible." "You can go online to and there's an online registration form and you fill out that information and you receive a call back from our concierge," Russell said. The Red Kite Round Up starts February 1-20 at Millennium Park in the Pritzker Pavilion. "I had a lot of parents tell me that their kids with autism haven't been able to go on a camping trip with their Cub Scout Troop or that maybe there's just too many things that are unknown that would make it not as comfortable or fun so we recreate it in a very controlled environment," Russell said. "It's an interactive, multi-sensory experience, so the actors are trained to work with kids with autism to get them to participate and to be part of the experience just for that moment in time," said artistic director Jacqueline Russell. ![]() Last year's month long performances from Chicago children's theater Red Kite Round Up was a success. ![]()
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