As someone with ADHD and autism, I’m grateful for the organisers of EA Globals. The ones I’ve been to had nap rooms, people respect you for wearing headphones and the schedule and practical information are clear. Also, at EA Global London we had a neurodiversity meetup! I hope to see this at every EAG from now on :) Yes, there are difficulties with EA Globals, even for neurotypical people as @Amber Dawn mentioned in her post. But I appreciate that the organisers (and fellow attendees!) create an environment where it’s possible and acceptable to wind down, get rest and stay away from negative stimuli.
Edit to add: This was initially going to be a post rather than a comment, but to spare time I thought this question was a great place to share my quick thoughts.
I want to add to my comment that I don’t mean EAGs don’t have anything to improve upon, but just that in my personal experience EAGs are so much better than many other non-EA environments. While in an EA environment you might have extra stressors related to getting the most out of your time, you can decide not to and people and the environment are just a lot more accepting if you are overwhelmed. My appreciation for the organisers for creating this environment holds even if they didn’t think about neurodiverse people when ex. deciding to add nap rooms.
As someone with ADHD and autism, I’m grateful for the organisers of EA Globals. The ones I’ve been to had nap rooms, people respect you for wearing headphones and the schedule and practical information are clear. Also, at EA Global London we had a neurodiversity meetup! I hope to see this at every EAG from now on :) Yes, there are difficulties with EA Globals, even for neurotypical people as @Amber Dawn mentioned in her post. But I appreciate that the organisers (and fellow attendees!) create an environment where it’s possible and acceptable to wind down, get rest and stay away from negative stimuli.
Edit to add: This was initially going to be a post rather than a comment, but to spare time I thought this question was a great place to share my quick thoughts.
I want to add to my comment that I don’t mean EAGs don’t have anything to improve upon, but just that in my personal experience EAGs are so much better than many other non-EA environments. While in an EA environment you might have extra stressors related to getting the most out of your time, you can decide not to and people and the environment are just a lot more accepting if you are overwhelmed. My appreciation for the organisers for creating this environment holds even if they didn’t think about neurodiverse people when ex. deciding to add nap rooms.