Resources for families

 

In this section, we hope to provide information about resources that are available for families on the topic of sleep. If there is anything you have found particularly useful, please let us know and we'll add it to the site. 

 

Contact a Family

The leaflet 'Helping your child's sleep' can be downloaded here.

To learn more about Contact a Family, please visit their website.

 

 

 

Scope

Scope offer a number of services for families of disabled children and young people with complex support needs and severe sleep problems including workshops and telephone advice. For details, please visit their sleep pages.

 

 

 

For National Austistic Society advice on 'Sleep and Autism: Helping your child' please follow this link. To learn more about the Society, please visit their website.

 

 

 

Some books which may be useful:

 

‘The Good Sleep Guide for you and your baby’

by Angela Henderson

Published by ABC Health Guides 1997

Muir of Logie Farmhouse, Forres, Moray,

IV36 2QG Tel: 07020 922 750

 

‘Sleep Better! – A Guide to Improving Sleep for Children with Special Needs’

by V. Mark Durand

Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co. 1998

 

‘Solving Children’s Sleep Problems: A Step by Step Guide for Parents’

by Lyn Quine

Beckett Karlson (Huntingdon) 1997

 

‘Solve Your Child’s Problems; The Complete Practical Guide for Parents’

by Dr Richard Ferber

Dorling Kindersley, London 1986