Our View From The Spectrum
@dinadaniels.bsky.social
PDA & Autism advocate | Neurodivergent mom to an amazing autistic child | Clinical Psychology student | Helping autism families thrive🌻 Swiftie
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Things that do not cause autism:
• Air fryers
• Tylenol
• Circumcision
• Parenting
• Microwaves
• Vaccines
• Cell phones
• Watching cable TV
• Air fryers
• Tylenol
• Circumcision
• Parenting
• Microwaves
• Vaccines
• Cell phones
• Watching cable TV
October 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Things that do not cause autism:
• Air fryers
• Tylenol
• Circumcision
• Parenting
• Microwaves
• Vaccines
• Cell phones
• Watching cable TV
• Air fryers
• Tylenol
• Circumcision
• Parenting
• Microwaves
• Vaccines
• Cell phones
• Watching cable TV
Decades of blaming moms for autism:
1960s: Refrigerator moms.
1990s: Bad parenting.
2025: Tylenol moms.
History repeats itself.
Stop blaming mothers.
Fund families, not fear.
1960s: Refrigerator moms.
1990s: Bad parenting.
2025: Tylenol moms.
History repeats itself.
Stop blaming mothers.
Fund families, not fear.
September 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Decades of blaming moms for autism:
1960s: Refrigerator moms.
1990s: Bad parenting.
2025: Tylenol moms.
History repeats itself.
Stop blaming mothers.
Fund families, not fear.
1960s: Refrigerator moms.
1990s: Bad parenting.
2025: Tylenol moms.
History repeats itself.
Stop blaming mothers.
Fund families, not fear.
Guess who didn’t take Tylenol during her 3 pregnancies?
Guess who has autistic children?
Guess who has autistic children?
September 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Guess who didn’t take Tylenol during her 3 pregnancies?
Guess who has autistic children?
Guess who has autistic children?
Autism support is suicide prevention.
September 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Autism support is suicide prevention.
Today is world suicide prevention day.
You matter. You belong here.
If you’re struggling, call 988 for help.
In memory of my loving sister. ❤️🩹
You matter. You belong here.
If you’re struggling, call 988 for help.
In memory of my loving sister. ❤️🩹
September 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Today is world suicide prevention day.
You matter. You belong here.
If you’re struggling, call 988 for help.
In memory of my loving sister. ❤️🩹
You matter. You belong here.
If you’re struggling, call 988 for help.
In memory of my loving sister. ❤️🩹
🚨Before misinformation starts spreading from junior…
Sweden’s massive study of 2.4 million children proves no causal link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism/ADHD.
Facts matter.
Sweden’s massive study of 2.4 million children proves no causal link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism/ADHD.
Facts matter.
September 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🚨Before misinformation starts spreading from junior…
Sweden’s massive study of 2.4 million children proves no causal link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism/ADHD.
Facts matter.
Sweden’s massive study of 2.4 million children proves no causal link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism/ADHD.
Facts matter.
Just remember, they can try to silence us while we sleep, but we will be louder as we wake.
#colbertcancellation
#colbertcancellation
July 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just remember, they can try to silence us while we sleep, but we will be louder as we wake.
#colbertcancellation
#colbertcancellation
🚨 Do NOT give your autistic child bleach (chlorine dioxide)….it’s poison, not a cure.
New Facebook groups are popping up, pushing chlorine dioxide as a “cure” for autism. Don’t fall for it. It’s bleach. It’s dangerous. It’s illegal.
Can’t believe we are back here. 😫
New Facebook groups are popping up, pushing chlorine dioxide as a “cure” for autism. Don’t fall for it. It’s bleach. It’s dangerous. It’s illegal.
Can’t believe we are back here. 😫
July 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
🚨 Do NOT give your autistic child bleach (chlorine dioxide)….it’s poison, not a cure.
New Facebook groups are popping up, pushing chlorine dioxide as a “cure” for autism. Don’t fall for it. It’s bleach. It’s dangerous. It’s illegal.
Can’t believe we are back here. 😫
New Facebook groups are popping up, pushing chlorine dioxide as a “cure” for autism. Don’t fall for it. It’s bleach. It’s dangerous. It’s illegal.
Can’t believe we are back here. 😫
⚠️ STOP CELEBRATING MEDICAID CUTS.
You might be on it & not even know.
Medicaid isn’t always called Medicaid. It has different names in almost every state & millions are about to lose coverage without warning.
Think it doesn’t affect you? You’re wrong.
This isn’t just policy.
It’s people’s lives.
You might be on it & not even know.
Medicaid isn’t always called Medicaid. It has different names in almost every state & millions are about to lose coverage without warning.
Think it doesn’t affect you? You’re wrong.
This isn’t just policy.
It’s people’s lives.
July 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
⚠️ STOP CELEBRATING MEDICAID CUTS.
You might be on it & not even know.
Medicaid isn’t always called Medicaid. It has different names in almost every state & millions are about to lose coverage without warning.
Think it doesn’t affect you? You’re wrong.
This isn’t just policy.
It’s people’s lives.
You might be on it & not even know.
Medicaid isn’t always called Medicaid. It has different names in almost every state & millions are about to lose coverage without warning.
Think it doesn’t affect you? You’re wrong.
This isn’t just policy.
It’s people’s lives.
Cheat a Medicaid application? 🤣
Tell me you haven’t been through the process without telling me.
You can’t cheat. Almost everyone I know has been denied at least 2 times, if not more. The process isn’t easy.
Keeping fighting for us, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !
Tell me you haven’t been through the process without telling me.
You can’t cheat. Almost everyone I know has been denied at least 2 times, if not more. The process isn’t easy.
Keeping fighting for us, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !
July 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Cheat a Medicaid application? 🤣
Tell me you haven’t been through the process without telling me.
You can’t cheat. Almost everyone I know has been denied at least 2 times, if not more. The process isn’t easy.
Keeping fighting for us, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !
Tell me you haven’t been through the process without telling me.
You can’t cheat. Almost everyone I know has been denied at least 2 times, if not more. The process isn’t easy.
Keeping fighting for us, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social !
The autism diagnosis didn’t break us. It finally explained us.
June 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The autism diagnosis didn’t break us. It finally explained us.
Autism isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Every journey looks different, whether you’re autistic, a parent, sibling, partner, or caregiver.
You don’t get to gatekeep autism because someone’s experience doesn’t look like yours. Different doesn’t mean invalid.
This space should be about support, not shame.
Every journey looks different, whether you’re autistic, a parent, sibling, partner, or caregiver.
You don’t get to gatekeep autism because someone’s experience doesn’t look like yours. Different doesn’t mean invalid.
This space should be about support, not shame.
June 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Autism isn’t one-size-fits-all.
Every journey looks different, whether you’re autistic, a parent, sibling, partner, or caregiver.
You don’t get to gatekeep autism because someone’s experience doesn’t look like yours. Different doesn’t mean invalid.
This space should be about support, not shame.
Every journey looks different, whether you’re autistic, a parent, sibling, partner, or caregiver.
You don’t get to gatekeep autism because someone’s experience doesn’t look like yours. Different doesn’t mean invalid.
This space should be about support, not shame.
3 reasons I regret my children’s autism diagnosis…
1.
2.
3.
I don’t.
What I do regret is the way the world treats them because of it.
1.
2.
3.
I don’t.
What I do regret is the way the world treats them because of it.
June 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
3 reasons I regret my children’s autism diagnosis…
1.
2.
3.
I don’t.
What I do regret is the way the world treats them because of it.
1.
2.
3.
I don’t.
What I do regret is the way the world treats them because of it.
The pace of learning doesn’t define a child, the support they get does. Keep showing up. Keep fighting for them.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, parents can hold schools accountable when they fail to accommodate our kids. This is a win for every child who’s ever been left behind.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, parents can hold schools accountable when they fail to accommodate our kids. This is a win for every child who’s ever been left behind.
June 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The pace of learning doesn’t define a child, the support they get does. Keep showing up. Keep fighting for them.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, parents can hold schools accountable when they fail to accommodate our kids. This is a win for every child who’s ever been left behind.
Thanks to the Supreme Court, parents can hold schools accountable when they fail to accommodate our kids. This is a win for every child who’s ever been left behind.
🎲 Why PDA Kids “Change the Rules” in Games 🎲
June 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
🎲 Why PDA Kids “Change the Rules” in Games 🎲
ADHD be like…
just accidentally closed a browser tab I’ve been “about to read” for 2.5 years.
Was it important? No idea.
Was it my emotional support tab? Yes.
just accidentally closed a browser tab I’ve been “about to read” for 2.5 years.
Was it important? No idea.
Was it my emotional support tab? Yes.
May 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ADHD be like…
just accidentally closed a browser tab I’ve been “about to read” for 2.5 years.
Was it important? No idea.
Was it my emotional support tab? Yes.
just accidentally closed a browser tab I’ve been “about to read” for 2.5 years.
Was it important? No idea.
Was it my emotional support tab? Yes.
You can’t gut Medicaid and call it reform—when autistic people lose care, they lose safety, support, and sometimes their lives.
May 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You can’t gut Medicaid and call it reform—when autistic people lose care, they lose safety, support, and sometimes their lives.
Being autistic is not a disappointment —it’s a message: you belong, you matter, and the world needs you exactly as you are.
May 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Being autistic is not a disappointment —it’s a message: you belong, you matter, and the world needs you exactly as you are.
If coffee/stimulants calm you down instead of waking you up…
Welcome to the ADHD club. ☺️
Welcome to the ADHD club. ☺️
May 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If coffee/stimulants calm you down instead of waking you up…
Welcome to the ADHD club. ☺️
Welcome to the ADHD club. ☺️
America’s most powerful Swiftie hater vs. Taylor Swift? Buddy, she survived Kanye, Scooter, and 2016 — you’re just a bonus track.
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
America’s most powerful Swiftie hater vs. Taylor Swift? Buddy, she survived Kanye, Scooter, and 2016 — you’re just a bonus track.
Imagine being disabled, fighting for your rights, and forcefully removed for advocating…
Future generations will likely remember this as the most catastrophic administration in history.
Future generations will likely remember this as the most catastrophic administration in history.
May 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Imagine being disabled, fighting for your rights, and forcefully removed for advocating…
Future generations will likely remember this as the most catastrophic administration in history.
Future generations will likely remember this as the most catastrophic administration in history.
May 14 is PDA Day. PDA involves intense anxiety around demands, leading to nervous system responses—not defiance.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
May 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
May 14 is PDA Day. PDA involves intense anxiety around demands, leading to nervous system responses—not defiance.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
May 14 is PDA Day. PDA involves intense anxiety around demands, leading to nervous system responses—not defiance.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
May 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
May 14 is PDA Day. PDA involves intense anxiety around demands, leading to nervous system responses—not defiance.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
Support means honoring autonomy, not enforcing compliance. It’s can’t, not won’t.
PDAers deserve respect, co-regulation, and spaces that meet their needs.
Happy Mother’s Day 💐
Today might not look like the typical kind of celebration. It may include sensory-friendly moments, quiet routines, or simply surviving the day with patience and grace. However it unfolds, your love is powerful, your efforts are seen, and your presence means everything.
Today might not look like the typical kind of celebration. It may include sensory-friendly moments, quiet routines, or simply surviving the day with patience and grace. However it unfolds, your love is powerful, your efforts are seen, and your presence means everything.
May 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Happy Mother’s Day 💐
Today might not look like the typical kind of celebration. It may include sensory-friendly moments, quiet routines, or simply surviving the day with patience and grace. However it unfolds, your love is powerful, your efforts are seen, and your presence means everything.
Today might not look like the typical kind of celebration. It may include sensory-friendly moments, quiet routines, or simply surviving the day with patience and grace. However it unfolds, your love is powerful, your efforts are seen, and your presence means everything.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and for me, it hits painfully close to home.
*Trigger*
We lost my sister—an autistic, brilliant, funny, and deeply sensitive soul—to suicide. And I missed the signs.
I memory of her, I’m sharing vital resources:
*Trigger*
We lost my sister—an autistic, brilliant, funny, and deeply sensitive soul—to suicide. And I missed the signs.
I memory of her, I’m sharing vital resources:
May 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and for me, it hits painfully close to home.
*Trigger*
We lost my sister—an autistic, brilliant, funny, and deeply sensitive soul—to suicide. And I missed the signs.
I memory of her, I’m sharing vital resources:
*Trigger*
We lost my sister—an autistic, brilliant, funny, and deeply sensitive soul—to suicide. And I missed the signs.
I memory of her, I’m sharing vital resources: