Helen Harris, our autism development worker for East Berkshire, is retiring next week, after working for the charity since 2007. She is pictured above, back, centre, at an Art in the Summer workshop last year, with Autism Berkshire’s CEO Jane Stanford-Beale, left, and Sophie England, whose family raised funding for the project. A qualified social
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Autistic adults can request free places at four online autism advice workshops from the Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service taking place in November and December. The workshops will offer information about aspects of autism and tips and strategies to help participants to navigate daily life and social situations, improve their understanding of autism and increase
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You can find out about Autism Berkshire’s work to support autistic people and their families in the county during 2023-24 in our Annual Review, which is now available to download. It takes a look at our NHS-funded support services for families of autistic children & young people in the west of Berkshire and autistic adults
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Autistic adults in Berkshire can register for free places on a Chop & Chat course this autumn, running over eight sessions from October until December. The course, provided by the Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service, will take place at Beech Lodge School, at Stubbings, just west of Maidenhead. Sessions are focused around preparing, cooking and
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We’re delighted to have been chosen as the Berkshire Bees ice hockey team’s charity of the year and are looking forward to working with the club to raise awareness and understanding of autism. The players will have the Autism Berkshire logo on their black and yellow match jerseys and will wear special branded warm-up jerseys,
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We are now posting on the Threads social media site, instead of Twitter/X, after comments by X’s owner Elon Musk about the recent violence in some British towns and cities. You can find us at https://www.threads.net/@autismberkshire, so please follow us there – and we are also on Facebook and Instagram. If you have not used
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service’s free problem-solving and advice meet-ups for autistic adults and their parents & carers will continue throughout the summer holiday period. These sessions, available in Reading and Newbury, offer the opportunity to talk through issues and get advice and information. Please note that NHS funding rules mean we can only
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service is running more free evening autism advice workshops for the parents and family carers of autistic adults in the autumn. The aim of these sessions is to help participants increase their understanding of aspects of autism and their confidence when supporting their relatives – the partners and siblings of
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The Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service is providing two free online workshops about the Transition to Adulthood next week for parents and carers of young people next week. They will help parents and carers to find out about options and advice available to young people who are autistic and/or have ADHD and moving
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We are holding another free drop-in Meet the Teams morning at Greyfriars Church, in the centre of Reading, on Monday, June 24, where you can enjoy a free tea or coffee and chat with our family support workers and adult autism support mentors. Everyone supported by the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service and
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Family Fun Day at Thames Valley Adventure Playground
Sunday, 16th August, 2026, 11:00 am - 3:00 pmThames Valley Adventure Playground - Bath Road, Taplow, Berkshire, SL6 0EF
Reading group for autistic women
Monday, 17th August, 2026, 11:30 am - 1:00 pmAtrium coffee shop, Greyfriars Church, Reading - Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EH
Problem-solving & advice meet-up for autistic adults and their parents/carers – Reading
Monday, 17th August, 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pmAtrium coffee shop, Greyfriars Church, Reading - Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EH
Job opportunity: Content creator for Thames Valley ADHD Support project
Monday, 3rd August, 2026
Get tips to prepare autistic & ADHD teenagers for adulthood
Tuesday, 9th June, 2026
Parents & carers can get advice at Reading Family Hubs drop-in sessions
Friday, 22nd May, 2026
