The PBJ Ethic: Reimagining Self-Care and Community Connection

Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY, ethnography project led by Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes) is delighted to welcome Dr. Adam “Dutch” Hazlett on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 12pm EST (9am PST, 5pm GMT, 6pm CET). There is no cost to attend, and international participants are welcome.

TITLE: The PBJ Ethic: Reimagining Self-Care and Community Connection

DESCRIPTION: Dr. Adam “Dutch” Hazlett brings together his lived experience as a late-diagnosed autistic professor with his scholarly work on micro-accommodations and universal design. He has been exploring the intersections of disability advocacy, relational ethics, and community care for more than two decades, unfolding the complexity of neurodivergence, identity, and belonging. His curiosity has shaped the PBJ Relational Ethic—Predictability/Patience, Balance, and Joy—as both a personal practice and a professional framework. In this presentation, Dutch explains how he has turned his own story into a trajectory of advocacy, emphasizing self-care and community connection as the foundations for human resilience and collective thriving.

BRIEF BIO: Dr. Adam “Dutch” Hazlett holds a Doctor of Arts in Humanities (2016), a Master of Arts in Humanities (2012), a Master of Arts in English Language and Literature (2002), and a Bachelor of Specialized Studies in Liberal Arts (2001). He also earned a Graduate Certificate in Disability Inclusion and Equitable Design (2022) and a Professional Certificate in Neurodiversity (2024). He is a professor of humanities, writer, and advocate whose recent scholarship centers on micro-accommodations, universal design, and neuro-affirming education. His work includes contributions to the Detroit News and national academic publications, alongside his public-facing project NACHOS: Neuro-Affirming Conversation Hour for Outreach and Support. He also serves as Public Relations Director for Self-Advocates of Michigan. Learn more at www.humanities101.org

ABOUT Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (CASY): An 'ethnography' is an exploration of how a group of people express themselves in a cultural way. Autistic people have a growing kind of culture, and each autistic experience is a vital part of it. Dr. Dawn Prince-Hughes is an anthropologist, ethnographer, primatologist, and author who is autistic. Join her for an exploration of the importance of autistic self-expression and the culture that grows from it. Those who wish to share their content are free to do so on our private Facebook groups, organically contributing to a growing autistic culture: CASY Cultural Autism Studies at Yale (recommended for autistic adults) and SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY FOR AUTISM (recommended for allies, professionals, and family members).

CREDITS: The preparation of this material was financed under an agreement with the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD). CASY Sparks membership and events are free. CASY Sparks is sponsored in part by The Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Adult Autism Research Fund, and Dr. Roger Jou

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