Organisers of a neurodiversity convention have been praised for offering a space for neurotypicals to retreat to when it all gets a bit too much, sources have reported. 

The annual event hosts a range of workshops, activities, and performances designed for neurodivergent audiences. This year, for the first time, it also hosts a corner of one room in which someone has Sellotaped a sign: “NEUROTYPICAL SAFE SPACE. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM INFODUMPING IN THIS AREA”.

Since the sign was erected, organisers have added more thoughtful touches to make neurotypical people feel at home. These include seven exclamation marks and a range of grammatical errors on the sign, plus a “Live Laugh Love” poster and a candle that smells of industrial bleach.

“Proud autism auntie” Karen Hoyland, 44, who attends every year, has welcomed the move. “Really, I’m just here to educate people,” she said. “It does feel a bit like I’ve been put in the naughty corner, but I’m sure that wasn’t intentional. Those poor people with autism couldn’t possibly have anticipated that, and it’s lovely and fragrant over here.”

“I think they may have accidentally placed me out of earshot, though… Poor dears. No one seems to be able to hear me. Hello?”

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