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Working with families to find sleep solutions

Sami explains how his family were able to adapt suggestions from one of our Sleep Practitioners leading to a better night's sleep for the whole family: "Six year old Viktor is an Autistic but very smart and energetic little lovely boy. He likes to play all day; he will not settle not even for a second. Like any other child, he likes pizza, sweets, going ...
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Support and understanding from our Sleep Advice Service

Emma introduces us to her son Arthur and explains how our Sleep Advice Service was such a support. Tell us a bit about Arthur Arthur's favourite film is 'Inside Out' - he will watch this 4 or 5 times a day. His favourite emotion in the film is Disgust. I think this is because she dislikes broccoli and she is green which is his favourite ...
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Without Cerebra’s Sleep Service I don’t know where we’d be

"Without the help of Cerebra’s Sleep Service I don't know where we would be. As a family we were all getting very desperate and it's hard to think straight when you can't sleep – you don’t know what's best anymore. Our daughter is 4 years old and has difficulty communicating and understanding the world around her. She needs lots of support all the time, with ...
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Family Trauma: A Broken Care System

The University of Kent's Tizard Centre has been collaborating with the Challenging Behaviour Foundation, which provides support to families who have relatives with severe learning disabilities. They carried out research and explore how to navigate a broken care system. If you would like to read the research article mentioned in the film, please find it here.  
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New Library Books this November

New Books in the Library - November 2023 L7001 - What Works for Autistic Children by Dr Luke Beardon L7002 - Cerebral Palsy and me by Issy Heart L7003 - Being brave with Selective Mutism by Rachel Busman L7004 - Can’t not Won’t by Eliza Fricker L7006 - Nurturing your Autistic Young Person by Cathy Wassell L7007 - Mindful parenting for ADHD Children by Catherine ...
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The feasibility and effectiveness of tailored behavioural sleep interventions for children with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Researchers at Aston University are working in partnership with Cerebra to understand how practical and effective behavioural sleep interventions are for children with neurodevelopmental conditions. This project will examine whether tailored sleep interventions improve children’s sleep, daytime behaviour, and caregiver wellbeing. Why do we need a project examining sleep in children with neurodevelopmental conditions? Children with neurodevelopmental conditions often experience poor sleep which can negatively ...
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Fabricated or Induced Illness Research Report

The findings of a major research project concerning FII have been published today. This research report considers the prevalence and impact on families in England, Scotland and Wales of being accused of creating or exaggerating their child’s difficulties – an extreme form of parent carer blame. Instances of this kind are referred to as ‘Fabricated or Induced Illness’ (FII). A parent interviewed describes how she ...
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The prevalence and impact of allegations of Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)

This research report considers the prevalence and impact on families in England, Scotland and Wales of being accused of creating or exaggerating their child’s difficulties – an extreme form of parent carer blame. Instances of this kind are referred to as ‘Fabricated or Induced Illness’ (FII).
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Give the gift of sleep this Christmas

This Christmas we need your help to keep our vital Sleep Advice Service running. More families than ever before are turning to us, desperate to get some sleep, and we are struggling to keep up with demand. Donate Now Did you sleep well last night? For thousands of families across the UK who have a child with a brain condition, last night was the latest ...
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Falling to sleep alone and waking in the night

Mum Gabby got in touch to tell us how her three year old son Theodore was not only struggling to fall asleep on his own but was also waking during the night. She explains how our Sleep Advice Service helped. “Our son Theo loves horses, cars, the farm and rockets – he’s not too keen on having his hair washed, loud noises and being told ...
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