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Helping Lu and her parents with those sleepless nights

Lu is 3 years and 8 months old and we recently had the pleasure of helping her and parents, Katherine and Seagull, through our Sleep Support team. It was a very difficult start to life for Lu. At just 6 weeks old she suffered a cardiac arrest and was without oxygen for 18 minutes! Lu was then on life-support for three days and this was ...
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Dealing With Nightmares

“Our son is 11 years old and has Asperger's syndrome. He is an animal lover and seems to know everything about dinosaurs. He is quiet but likes to challenge himself: for example he completed the high ropes at Bear Grylls on a freezing cold drizzly day. He loves his family, especially his little sister. Nightmares are a real problem for him and can make him ...
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Support for Natasha and Riley

We were delighted to receive this feedback from mum Natasha who sought help from our Sleep Service for her and son Riley. Three-year-old Riley loves trains, cars, diggers and farm machinery. His favourite things to do are being outside, engaging in sensory activities and organising his toys. But Riley dislikes change in his routine and busy or loud environments. Natasha explains why she got in ...
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Exploring the Benefits of Lifestyle Interventions in Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a critical period where the health and wellbeing of both the mother and the developing baby are of utmost importance. Lifestyle interventions during pregnancy have emerged as a promising approach to promote optimal maternal health and potentially reduce pregnancy complications. These interventions encompass a range of factors such as diet, physical activity, and stress management, all of which have the potential to positively ...
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Chris Oliver – My Journey into Research: the Boy at the Pillar

Professor Chris Oliver explains his journey into research as well as the pioneering work of the Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. "In 1981 I was training to be a clinical psychologist at the University of Edinburgh when the seminal documentary “Silent Minority” was aired on ATV. The content was a damning portrayal of abuse and inadequate service provision for children and adults with intellectual disability ...
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Advice, Support and Information – A Family Story

“Our son J is three years old. He’s a little firecracker with a vibrant personality and he loves to play with toy cars, trains, planes, rockets, duplo and puzzles. He also loves water play so washing hands turns into lots of fun with water everywhere! J is autistic and has sensory processing difficulties. He has also been diagnosed with ARFID which means he does not ...
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Cerebra funded research at the University of Birmingham

The Cerebra Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (CCND) is headed by Professor Chris Oliver and is based in the School of Psychology at the University of Birmingham. The research at the Centre is funded by Cerebra with additional support from a number of agencies and charities. The Centre has recently released its end of grant reports explaining the focus of their work and their achievements for ...
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Cerebra Funding for The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

We are delighted to announce £829,000 of funding for the Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Tracy Elliott, Head of Research and Information at Cerebra explains: "This funding, spread over the next four years, marks a strategic shift in our approach to funding research. We are investing in a collaborative and vibrant network of researchers, spread over different university centres, with the combined aim of improving ...
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The Surf Access Vehicle

Innovation Centre work on new surf products

Surf access vehicle: SAV One of the new products being pioneered by CIC this summer has been the new Surf Access Vehicle (SAV). Being developed in conjunction with Surf Tonic, a West Wales based surf school which specialises in surfing for people with various conditions, the SAV is aimed at transporting people from the car park to the water’s edge, and then into the water ...
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New books for adults

Easy to access specialist books

Emma introduces us to her son Henry, their family life together and explains how our postal lending library is ideal for them. “Our son Henry likes lots of different things from gaming, editing and coding to swimming, cooking and farm shops. He also loves socialising. Supermarkets, bright lights, busy places, queues, being told what to do, demands, authoritative figures are all things Henry dislikes. Henry ...
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