#Carers

Right, starting off now a bit late, but listening to @KateHumanRights's opening address, talking about what chemical restraint is and when it is used on disabled people. #DisabilityRC Tune in
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I just wanted to get my thoughts out about family preservation. I've noticed sometimes people assume that by this, one means family preservation at all costs, even if a child
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What’s it like supporting someone with a mental health condition?Tomorrow is #MentalHealthAwareness day & I wanted to share a few of my thoughts, observations & experiences of what it’s like
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A message to the public: 20 reasons, from a paramedic A thread.. 1. To everyone slating the TikTok videos we do, we are human! We have feelings & get scared/upset
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Personal thread:I wanted to share some personal thoughts following the death of 97-year-old Battle of Arnhem Veteran, Sandy Cortmann this weekend. For me he was the epitome of a hero,
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Today I want to talk about using autistic children as lab rats to test drugs. Thread.This one, Bumetanide to make them less autistic (!) (I wonder if will make females
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Prevent homophobia, discrimination and prejudice by educating young people; AN IMPORTANT THREAD. “Studies show that lesbian, gay and bisexual people show higher levels of anxiety, depression and suicidal feelings than
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Had a lovely coffee with a friend-slash-#womenintech and she was looking for quick and easy ways to bring #inclusionmatters and #DiversityandTech into her work (because we're all busy.) I humbly
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I’m onto Chapter 2 of this book now, I’ve started this new thread because the first one got Very Long and the tweets kept detaching themselves . You can view
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Nonautistic people don't have a great track-record of guessing, about autism."Their social skills are broken" (Ooops, new research shows ours are generally simply different, and as effective)/ "They move in
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1. This a thread. My only credentials being 40 years an activist, fought Thatcher over CND, Poll Tax, BNP, closure of the mines, shipbuilding, steelworks, fishing and heavy industry in
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Let's talk about filicide.And starving 4 year old girls with #DownSyndrome to death.And the fact that the Australian disability rights movement and communities are in deep grieving right now for
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some unsorted thoughts on Leftist Men, from a Leftist Chick’s Hours in Lockdownhow do you solve a problem like leftist men? they’re the best. and the worst. the best of
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Bristol orgs have been supporting children by creating arts kits and delivering them to families!These bespoke kits are designed to support children and families with limited access to creative resources
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Twenty two residents died here. The majority of staff have still not been tested.https://twitter.com/channel4news/status/1260271735896707072 The virus likely tore through Highgate Care Home in February. We were all living our lives
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1/20 Our responses to COVID-19 has disproportionate impact on those children already most at risk. Committee on the Rights of the Child warns of grave physical, emotional and psychological
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