Research News

We regularly publish news from our research partners and how it is informing our services to families.

Self-injury in children with intellectual disability

We are delighted to publish our new comprehensive guide for parents on ‘Self-injury in children with intellectual disability’ in partnership ...
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Understanding and reducing sleep problems for children with a genetic syndrome webinar review

A recording of the webinar is now available if you’d like to catch up in full. Introduction Professor Caroline Richards ...
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Tailored Sleep Interventions in Neurodevelopmental Conditions

Dr Georgie Agar Last year we reported that researchers at Aston University were working in partnership with Cerebra to understand ...
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Developing The Next Generation Of Researchers – Daniel Sutherland

"My name is Daniel Sutherland, and I have spent the last three years completing a PhD funded by Cerebra and ...
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RCPCH refuses to withdraw its 2021 Fabricated or induced illness (FII) guidance

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health refuses to withdraw its 2021 guidance concerning Fabricated or induced illness (FII) by ...
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Systems Generated Trauma Survey

Trauma related practice’ is a phrase increasingly used by public bodies to convey their awareness that many of those with ...
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Building practical solutions for traumatised families

On 9th July 2024 we jointly held a conference at the University of Leeds, School of Law to explore practical ...
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Seminar Review – To Mortality And Beyond

For the June CIDD seminar, we heard from Professor Stuart Todd - Professor in Intellectual Disability research at the University ...
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Free webinar: Understanding and reducing sleep problems for children with genetic syndromes.

Free lunchtime webinar: Thursday 26th September 12.30pm-2.00pm Sleep problems present a significant challenge for parents and carers of children with ...
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Improving The Health And Wellbeing Of People With Intellectual Disabilities

Professor Cairns is Director of the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory, and Professor of Health and Neurodevelopmental Conditions in the School ...
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