A Neurodivergent Evaluation - How Can Performance Artists & Venues Facilitate A Comfortable and Welcoming Environment For You?

Please select all that apply. I can feel overwhelmed, uncomfortable, anxious or trapped as an audience member when it is implied that:

Is there anything else that was not mentioned in the previous question that would make you feel uncomfortable, anxious, overwhelmed or trapped?

Please select all that apply. I feel welcome, safe, comfortable and relaxed as an audience member when it has been made clear that:

My differences are a valuable contribution to the performance environment

I am free to move around, leave and enter the space, and stim/self-soothe (physically and vocally) as I please.

My boundaries will be respected and I have the power to say "No" if I am asked to do something that I do not want to do.

I can give my attention to something other than the performance to prevent feeling overwhelmed.

There is a dedicated person I can speak to about any potential triggers or potentially overwhelming sensory stimuli within the performance.

Is there anything additional that performance artists and venues can do to ensure the environment remains a comfortable space for you?

How would you describe the effect that neurotypical expectations have on your emotions and behaviour as an audience member within a performance environment?

If you do socially mask, are there ever situations where you remove your mask? What exactly makes you feel able to do this comfortably?

A Neurodivergent Evaluation - How Can Performance Artists & Venues Facilitate A Comfortable and Welcoming Environment For You?

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