A sleep diary can help parents understand a disabled child’s sleep problems and identify areas of inconsistency and areas to praise.

Part of Scope’s Speaking for Ourselves disability teaching pack, this timeline depicts significant landmarks for disabled people’s history in the 20th century.

Look for things that trigger behaviour. These could be things a child does or things that happen to a child. Keeping a behaviour diary might help. Write down: the date and time the behaviour what happened before any consequences