Episode 151: When Eating Is a Disability Rights Issue

Episode 151: When Eating Is a Disability Rights Issue

From ADALive! by Southeast ADA Center

March 4, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

This episode features Naureen Hunani discussing the intersection of eating, disability rights, and neurodiversity.

In this episode, we welcome Naureen Hunani, a registered dietitian, educator, and the founder of Registered Dieticians or RDs for Neurodiversity, a group dedicated to changing how healthcare and mental health providers can support neurodivergent people with feeding and eating challenges. Her work focuses on the lived experiences of autistic and neurodivergent people and the intersection of feeding differences, feeding challenges, eating disorders, and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder or ARFID. By supporting disability and neurodiversity, Naureen challenges harmful, compliance-based feeding models and advocates for healthcare rooted in personal choice, access, and dignity. She is widely known for connecting clinical nutrition, disability rights, and social justice to help families, clinicians, and systems rethink what truly supportive, ethical feeding care looks like. https://adalive.org/episodes/episode-151/-Archive, Bios, Description, and Transcripts for Episode 151: When Eating Is a Disability Rights Issue

People in this episode

Host: Southeast ADA Center

Guest: Naureen Hunani

Topics covered

  • disability rights
  • neurodiversity
  • feeding challenges
  • eating disorders
  • healthcare
  • social justice

Keywords

  • disability rights
  • neurodiversity
  • feeding challenges
  • eating disorders
  • ARFID
  • healthcare
  • social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Registered Dieticians or RDs for Neurodiversity, Southeast ADA Center

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