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Dr Jane Waite

Dr Jane Waite is a Senior Lecturer at Aston University and a Clinical Psychologist. As a co-lead for the Cerebra Network, Dr Waite leads the mental health programme alongside Dr Crawford from Warwick University. Dr Waite specialises in anxiety, low mood, autism characteristics, cognitive styles, emotional regulation, and the development of specialised psychological interventions tailored for implementation within NHS services. Dr Waite is committed, alongside ...
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Dr Jo Moss

Dr Jo Moss is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Surrey. Jo leads the Cerebra Network research in autism, focusing on understanding the prevalence, profile and social-cognitive mechanisms underpinning the development of autism and related characteristics in people with genetic syndromes. This research will help to improve the accuracy of autism assessments in people with genetic syndromes and will lead to better support for ...
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Have You Applied for a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) for your Disabled Child?

This is your chance to feed back your experience of applying for a Disabled Facilities Grant to the government because the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee recently launched an online survey for its parliamentary inquiry looking at what Government can do to ensure disabled people have access to accessible and adaptable housing in England. The survey is designed to gather disabled people’s views ...
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Cerebra Sleep Project Study

What is the Cerebra Sleep Project looking at? The study is looking at how sleep difficulties and daytime behaviours interact in children with rare genetic syndromes. What taking part involves Parents/caregivers will first complete an online survey (30 minutes) and a telephone interview (90 minutes). Children will then wear a watch that monitors their sleep over a 10-day sleep assessment. During the sleep assessment, children ...
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Can you take part in the Checklist Project research study?

Does your child have a moderate-profound learning disability? The Neurodevelopmental Conditions Research Lab at the University of Warwick and the Cerebra Network have developed a checklist to identify and monitor behaviours of concern in children with a learning disability. It's designed to support parents/carers & clinicians when thinking about behaviour. They want to find out if their checklist is helpful. If you're a parent or ...
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What commonly goes wrong to cause types of birth injury and why?

Birth injury statistics Giving birth is not easy and can be a traumatic experience for all, even if things go well which they do in the vast majority of cases. According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS): Just over 605,000 children were born in England and Wales in 2022. This number is a decline of 20,000 compared to 2021, and the lowest ...
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Podcasts for Family Carers

If, as a carer you sometimes feel lonely, isolated and that nobody else in the world is going through what you’re going through, there’s some good news! The Challenging Behaviour Foundation have launched a series of podcasts to alleviate the problem - if only for a short while! The podcasts feature family perspectives on connecting with others, taking time for yourself, spending time together as ...
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SNAP Cymru presents: From SEN To ALN

From SEN To ALN - Tuesday 23rd January 2024 from 7:00pm until 9:00pm A FREE online event for professionals, parents and carers of any Child or Young Person with Additional Learning Needs and/or a disability accessing Education in Wales (0-25). Find out more and book your free space.  From SEN to ALN • Are you a parent or carer wanting to know more about the ...
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SNAP Cymru presents: Mind the Gap!

Mind The Gap  - Wednesday 17th January 2024 from 6:00pm until 9:00pm A FREE online event for professionals, parents and carers of any Young Person with Additional Learning Needs and/or a disability accessing Further Education in Wales (14+). Find out more and book your free space.  MIND THE GAP • Are you a parent or carer wanting to know more about the new Additional Learning ...
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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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