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Helen Greenhalgh ๐Ÿ’š @Helen_Charters
Joined March 2009
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1/3 I live in a house or a flat. You live in a scheme or a setting. I go to the shop or for a walk in the park. You go out in the community. I get irritated and a bit shouty. You display challenging behaviour. I change my mind and decide not to go out. You are non-compliant.
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History. Made. #BM100
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@keithdunn
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Jasmin Paris @JasminKParis finished loop five of the #BM100 in 59:58:21.
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Iโ€™ve got a #BM100 injury. My thumb has pins and needles in it from repeatedly refreshing @keithdunn s X feed. Come on @JasminKParis ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ
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With World Down Syndrome Day next week, itโ€™s great to see the stories of people โ€˜smashing the stereotypesโ€™ showing their achievements with pride. Quite right too with people acting, passing exams, working in paid employment; they should feel proud.
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What Iโ€™m not seeing is the less flashy stuff. The, I can let people know how I feel. I learned to walk. I can put my own tshirt on. I learned my address. I can write my name.
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Each person with DS is unique, just like the rest of the population and everyoneโ€™s list of achievements is different. Some donโ€™t get made into snazzy videos or make for a snappy sound bite they are equally important to be proud of. #DownSyndrome #SmashingTheStereotypes
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Looking forward to reading this once Iโ€™ve backed it with some blown vinyl wallpaper. Itโ€™s arrival today prompted me to dig out my book of assembly bangers ๐Ÿ๐ŸŒฐ โœˆ๏ธ โ˜๏ธ ๐Ÿฅง Time for a reminisceโ€ฆ @RetirementTales
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I still havenโ€™t come back down to Earth, may take a month long vacation in the stratosphereโ€ฆ @springsteen
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Helen Greenhalgh ๐Ÿ’š retweeted
PinkCadillac@BSPinkCadillac
5 May 2023
May 4 The Boss in Dublin! #brucespringsteen #Springsteen
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Helen Greenhalgh ๐Ÿ’š retweeted
John Harris@johnharris1969
24 Apr 2023
Latest from me. Might be the most important thing I've ever written theguardian.com/commentisfreโ€ฆ

Learning-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer? | John...

Across the UK, revelations of institutional abuse keep mounting up, yet people are still being denied basic respect, says Guardian columnist John Harris

theguardian.com
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Thank you for sharing the message @PaulaMc007 Itโ€™s two years since I wrote this and it resonates more than ever sadly. The impact it would have if we all changed our language and therefore our mindsets. Itโ€™s so simple, when you think about it.
Paula McGowan OBE@PaulaMc007
9 Apr 2023
#Oliverscampaign Letโ€™s all stop & think about this for one moment The narrative matters
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1/3 I live in a house or a flat. You live in a scheme or a setting. I go to the shop or for a walk in the park. You go out in the community. I get irritated and a bit shouty. You display challenging behaviour. I change my mind and decide not to go out. You are non-compliant.
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3/3 The language we use matters and examples like these reinforce the โ€˜otheringโ€™ of people with learning disabilities. The knock on effect is that we see people who have learning disabilities as different or somehow less than. I am human. You are human.
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@PaulaMc007 I wrote it 2 years ago but still stand by every word
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#NationalSiblingsDay2023 and this yearโ€™s theme is #SiblingStrengths Our sibling strength is that we lift each other up every day with resilience, understanding and love. We also finish each otherโ€™s sentences. #NationalSiblingDay #Sibs #StillFighting #BigSist @Sibs_uk
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Open Future Learning@Open_Future
27 Feb 2023
People with intellectual disabilities need attention. We all need attention. When we see attention seeking behavior we should respond with more interest not less. Think communication. Not irritation.
ID: Image shows a young man slouched sat in a wheelchair in a darkened room with his head in his hand. Text reads: Ignoring attention seeking behavior doesn't make the underlying need go away

ALT ID: Image shows a young man slouched sat in a wheelchair in a darkened room with his head in his hand. Text reads: Ignoring attention seeking behavior doesn't make the underlying need go away

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Simpler times #LearningDisabilityWeek #LDWeek2022 #Sibs
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I will not stop fighting for you but my goodness, I wish I didnโ€™t need to. #LearningDisabilityWeek #LDWeek2022
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Wow, thatโ€™s a lot of likes - though I shouldnโ€™t be surprised that this resonates with so many people. Itโ€™s so sad and so bloody frustrating because it really doesnโ€™t need to be this hard. I feel a little less alone than I did before I wrote this so thatโ€™s something โ™ฅ๏ธ
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Thank you to everyone for their supportive comments (not so much the couple of super-weird DMโ€™s)
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Helen Greenhalgh ๐Ÿ’š retweeted
Stephen Unwin@RoseUnwin
16 Jun 2022
Every family of a disabled child or young person is different. What unites us is the endless struggle for decent services and support.
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