Sleep problems

Getting good quality sleep for children and young people with any kind of special educational need or disability can be really challenging.

There are a number of places that families can get support and help with sleep:

• Health Visitors (opens link in new window) 
• Community Nursing (opens link in new window) 
• Lullaby Trust (for babies) (opens link in new window)
• School nursing (via Locala) (opens link in new window) 
• Royal College of Psychology - sleep problems in childhood and adolescence (opens link in new window)
• Contact - getting a good night's sleep (opens link in new window)
• The Sleep Charity (opens link in new window)
• Sleep Advisor (opens link in new window)

Cerebra can help with sleep for those with brain conditions and autism.  They have produced a number of guides which can help families.

Cerebra website (opens link in new window)

Sleep - a guide for parents (opens link in new window)

  Sleep cards to help with bedtime routine (opens link in new window)