A Very Modern Family by Carrie and David Grant gives us an insight into a unique family of two parents and four children having to navigate neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ identities, mixed heritage, mental health challenges and life with well-known parents. A family adapting within a changing UK society. Their story is full of love, acceptance and inclusion […]
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We have just added some new books to our specialist postal lending library. They are all together in one list. If you are looking for something that helps explain your child’s condition we have books on neurodevelopmental conditions, neurodiversity and special educational needs. You can also borrow books for kids to read themselves and for
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The Burnout No-one Sees Coming If you’re raising a child with a brain condition, you already know that parenting looks different for you. But there’s one part of the journey that often goes unspoken: The emotional exhaustion that builds slowly, quietly, and invisibly — until one day you realise you’re running on fumes. Dr Jane
Sleep. It’s the one topic that unites almost every parent in our community — not because it’s peaceful, but because it’s so often the opposite. As Carrie puts it in the episode, “When any of us aren’t sleeping, we aren’t just tired. You’re a different person.” In this week’s conversation, Carrie and Samantha are joined
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The Truth About Parenting Styles: “We Were on Different Pages” Every family has its differences, but for parent carers, those differences can feel seismic. Carrie and David admit that in the early years, their approaches to parenting were worlds apart. Carrie adapted quickly, abandoning traditional parenting norms when they clearly didn’t work for their children.
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The Side of Parenting No One Warns You About If you’re raising a child with a brain condition, you already know that parenting looks very different for you than it does for most families. But there’s one part of the journey that almost every parent carer describes with the same mix of exhaustion and disbelief:
**Study is now closed** What is the purpose of the study? I am carrying out this Master’s dissertation for the MA Inclusion (Autistic Children) programme. I also work full time as a Senior Sleep Advice Consultant for Cerebra and have been supporting families for 20 years. This research aims to explore the school factors that
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When Everything Changes: Understanding “Day One” Every parent of a child with a brain condition has a moment they never forget — the moment something shifts. A gut feeling. A missed milestone. A professional raising a concern. Or the day a diagnosis is finally spoken aloud. In Episode 2 of The Calm in the Complicated,
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A New Podcast for Families Who Need Real Understanding Parenting a child with a brain condition can feel overwhelming, isolating, and at times impossible to explain to others. The systems are complex, the challenges are constant, and the emotional load is heavy. That’s why we’ve launched The Calm in the Complicated, a new podcast created specifically
Cerebral palsy is a neurological condition that influences movement, posture and coordination. Parbeen Alamgir, Partner & Senior Birth Injury Solicitor at Fletchers Solicitors, spoke to a Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Queens Medical Centre and this Q&A aims to: Raise awareness of the importance of research for Cerebral Palsy Discuss any recent advancements in cerebral palsy research Share what this information means for people living
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