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Coronavirus: Benefits Service still here to help online and by phone

Our Benefits Service advisers Kevin Jackson and Carrie Steers are still available to help autistic people and their families with applications and appeals during the coronavirus shutdown. As they cannot meet clients face-to-face at our office in Reading or at Shelter’s office in Slough for the time being, they are offering advice by phone and
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Coronavirus: Berkshire CAMHS issues services update

The NHS in Berkshire has asked us to share the following information about services for children and young people with additional needs and their families during the coronavirus pandemic: Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust’s CAMHS, Neurodiversity and all-age Eating Disorders services are working hard to ensure that they can continue to provide care and support to
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Coronavirus: All leisure and social activities suspended

Following further updates to the Government advice about measures to help contain the coronavirus and closures of leisure centres and schools, Autism Berkshire is halting all its social and leisure activities until further notice. This means that the following services are suspended until official advice about the coronavirus changes and the facilities that we use for
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Coronavirus: Update on changes to Autism Berkshire services

Following the Government’s revised advice about measures to help contain the coronavirus, Autism Berkshire is taking the following steps: – Our staff will be working from home for the time being. If you need to get in touch with us for advice about autism, please email our family support team at contact@autismberkshire.org.uk and for benefits advice,
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Coronavirus: Our services continue to run as scheduled

Although our All About Autism conference has been postponed due to the coronavirus situation, our other services will continue operating, subject to official advice. At the moment our planned autism advice workshop in Wokingham on Thursday, March 19, will be going ahead, along with a benefits advice workshop about benefits for autistic young people and
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Windsor Emotional Self-Regulation workshop date changes

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have had to reschedule our forthcoming workshop about Emotional Self-Regulation for parents and carers who live in Windsor & Maidenhead. It will now take place on Friday this week, February 1, instead of Wednesday, February 13.  As a result of the change, a number of free places are now available
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