26 September 2025• byLaura Hellfeld
Hygiene is often framed as a matter of compliance or social acceptability. But what happens when we approach it as a matter of equity?
Event Date:
Sep 26 - Sep 28 at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The PDA Space Summit 2025
September 26th to September 28th
Tickets will be going on sale soon for this online conference!
My webinar is ‘Not Just Clean: Rethinking Hygiene as an Equity Issue’
Webinar Description:
Hygiene is often framed as a matter of compliance or social acceptability. But what happens when we approach it as a matter of equity? For many neurodivergent young people, expectations and approaches around hygiene can become flashpoints for shame, power struggles and losses of control. This session explores how hygiene intersects with bodily autonomy, sensory experience and identity-expression. We’ll look at compassionate strategies for families, educators and professionals to build equitable hygiene support. Hygiene supports that honour each young person’s dignity.
Last modified: 22 July 2025