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Our Sleep Service provides a listening ear alongside practical guidance

"Logan came to live with us when he was 2 years and 9 months old. He was diagnosed with autism and sensory processing disorder in October 2022. He’s three now and loves Peppa Pig and Thomas the Tank Engine – his favourite toy is Grandpa Pig. He loves water play and swimming and sensory lights, but he doesn’t like loud noises and is unsettled in ...
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Books in the Library on Sleep

Here's a list of our library books about sleep available to borrow this Sleeptember L6325 – Sleep Disturbances in Children and Adolescents with Disorders of Development: its significance and management by  Gregory Stores L6367 – A Clinical Guide to Pediatric Sleep Diagnosis and Management of Sleep Problems by Jodi A Mindell L6392 – Sleep Difficulties and the Autism Spectrum Disorder by Kenneth Aitken L6605 & ...
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Digital Wellbeing Interventions For Family Carers

Joanna Griffin, project lead, family carer and Assistant Professor, CEDAR, introduces a new systematic review of digital wellbeing interventions for family carers. In this article she explains what the review will do, why it's important, how the work will be carried out and what difference it will make. Jo also introduces the project group which includes family carers and researchers. What are we doing? We ...
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Getting Direct Payments For 1:1 Support

Ben* is 6 years old and has autism, ADHD and epilepsy. His parents have to work long hours and need help to care for Ben during the holidays. He enjoys going to holiday clubs but because of his challenging behaviour he can only attend with 1:1 support. Ben’s parents needed direct payment support to pay for 1:1 assistance so that Ben could attend holiday clubs ...
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Our specialist book library provides knowledge and confidence

“My son is a four-year-old non-verbal child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and challenges related to restricted eating. As he grows older, his limited communication abilities are becoming increasingly frustrating for him, and we're committed to supporting and developing his communication in every way possible. Cerebra's Library Service has been an invaluable resource for our family in this regard. Navigating the complexities of raising a ...
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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 opened the webinar by introducing herself and the Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The Cerebra Network is a group of Psychologists and researchers that focus on doing research to improve the lives of children who have severe and complex needs and their families. Professor Richards ...
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Helping Rajesh Get To School Safely

Meera contacted our Legal Rights Service for help to get school transport for her 5 year old son, Rajesh. Rajesh is being assessed for autism and has significant developmental delay. He also has profound hearing loss, poor vision and balance problems. Meera and Rajesh live just over a mile away from his school. It wasn’t safe for Meera to walk Rajesh to school. He walks ...
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Help To Navigate Social Care

John Furlong from our Legal Rights Service explains how we guided and supported Sarah through the complex and traumatic process of obtaining a social care assessment for her son Adam and a parent carers' needs assessment for herself. "Sarah contacted us because she was having difficulty getting social care support for her 9 year-old son Adam, who had a diagnosis of autism with aspects of ...
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Our postal library is as popular as ever!

We have added over 90 new books to the library over the last year on subjects such as autism, PDA, ADHD, special education, Cerebral Palsy and Down Syndrome. Check out the Library List and Children's Library List for all the books available to borrow from the library. The library is open to parent/carers of children aged 16 and under with a neurodiverse or brain condition ...
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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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