Hoodie Up for autism
Hoodie Up is Amaze’s annual awareness and fundraising campaign. Each year, people across Australia wear hoodies to show their support for Autistic people and to celebrate neurodiversity. Participation is simple and flexible and can be individual or as a group.
Funds raised through Hoodie Up support Amaze’s work with Autistic people, families, and carers. This year’s theme is ‘Diversity in our community’.
In 2026, Hoodie Up takes place on Thursday 19 March during Neurodiversity Celebration Week (March 16 to 20 and in the lead up to World Autism Awareness Day (2 April).
Why hoodies?
For many Autistic people, hoodies are practical and familiar. They may support comfort, regulation, or a sense of safety. Hoodie Up uses this everyday item as a visible way to take part without requiring explanation, performance, or disclosure.
Diversity in our community
Hoodies are everywhere.
They’re practical. Comfortable. Personal.
They’re worn for different reasons, in different ways, by different people.
Hoodie Up 2026 celebrates diversity as something lived, not labelled. Something you can see in the small choices people make to feel comfortable, confident, and themselves.
There’s no single story. No single look. No single way to Hoodie Up.
The 2026 design
The 2026 Hoodie Up artwork has been designed by autism ally and Melbourne-based artist Foy Parisi.
Reflecting this year’s theme ‘Diversity in our community’, the design celebrates the different experiences, perspectives and needs that exist across our workplaces and wider society. It recognises diversity as something visible and everyday, expressed through comfort, style, regulation and self-expression.
Explore our 2026 Hoodie Up merchandise
