Free places are still available in the run-up to Easter at pre-assessment workshops we are providing for parents and carers of children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting list for an autism assessment.
The workshops offer advice and strategies to help families while they wait for an appointment, including:
- A look at autism and sensory issues
- Ideas to help communication and address sensory and behavioural issues
- Information on what happens in the assessment
- Signposting for support if you receive a diagnosis/if you do not receive a diagnosis of autism
Forthcoming workshops are as follows:
Reading: Tuesday, February 20; Tuesday, March 13.
Wokingham: Monday, February 26, Monday, March 26.
Windsor: Monday, March 5.
Hungerford: Wednesday, March 7. This workshop is open to parents and carers living anywhere in West Berkshire.
Bracknell: Monday, March 12.
Parents and carers living in Slough can book places at workshops taking place in Windsor or Bracknell.
Click here for more information about our pre-assessment service and to book free places at these workshops, plus a video made by Berkshire CAMHS outlining what happens during an assessment appointment.
- Our pre-assessment workshops are funded by the Berkshire East and Berkshire West NHS Clinical Commissioning Group federations.
