If your child has hyper-reactivity they will experience too much stimulation from incoming sensory information. This factsheet suggests some strategies that may be helpful.
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This easy to read booklet is full of great advice on what parents can do to help support their young child’s well-being. The guide is aimed at parents of children 0-5 but parents of older children may still find it useful. It includes tips on helping your own well-being, organising family life and activities you
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This student project was developed in partnership with the Disability Law Service and the BBC. The project was influenced by the number of reports received from families explaining that their local authority had denied their child with autism an assessment of their needs.
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The Incredible Years Autism Spectrum and Language Delays Parent Program: A Pragmatic, Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial Williams et al This research paper was published in Autism Research as a result of work we fund at the University of Warwick. Find out more about The Incredible Years program.
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Early Years Parenting Mediates Early Adversity Effects on Problem Behaviours in Intellectual Disability Totsika et al This research paper was published in the journal Child Development as a result of research we fund at the University of Warwick.
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Measurement invariance of the Positive Gains Scale in families of children with and without disabilities Mikeda Jess et al This research paper was published in the Research in Developmental Disabilities journal as a result of the research we funded at University of Warwick. What is the Positive Gains Scale? The Positive Gain Scale (PGS; Pit-ten
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1000 Families Study, a UK multiwave cohort investigating the well-being of families of children with intellectual disabilities: cohort profile Richard P Hastings et al This research paper was published by BMJ Open as a result of the work we fund at University of Warwick. Published: January 2020
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You can use this letter to make a complaint about a local authority if your child has received a needs assessment which was distressing and heavily focused on whether there was a safeguarding issue rather than a consideration of your family’s social care needs.
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The research carried out by the team at Cerebra Family Research Group at the University of Warwick focuses on three big issues for families of children with brain conditions, specifically children with a learning disability and/or autism: Exploring whether the same family factors that influence the development of all children affect the development of children with
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This report summarises the achievements of our Legal Entitlements and Problem-Solving Project between January 2016 and December 2019.
Delivering Legal Rights: Practical Problem Solving Read More »