The annual United Nations World Autism Awareness Day, on Tuesday, April 2, falls during the school Easter holidays.As we know that this means that families and carers may have other commitments during Autism Acceptance Week, we will be running a number of activities in late March and April to help make them accessible for as
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service is launching new free online meet-ups for autistic young adults aged under 30, and for autistic women. They offer opportunities to meet fortnightly in a friendly and supportive setting to chat, share issues and ideas and get advice. Those taking part will be encouraged to help set the agenda
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service’s free advice meet-ups for autistic adults – and their parents & carers – in the east of Berkshire in May and June will take place in Windsor. The sessions, which will be held on Tuesdays, between 3pm and 4.30pm, in Woody’s Cafe, at Clewer Memorial Recreation Ground, off Dedworth
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Next week is Autism Acceptance Week 2023 and we have an exciting programme of events lined up at The Oracle shopping centre in Reading, with speakers, autism advice workshops and more. Thanks to Connect Reading and The Oracle, we will be using an empty shop on Level 1 at the centre, next to the Zara
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The disability employment charity GRAFT Thames Valley and Autism Berkshire are working together on a project to help autistic adults in the county who want to find work. As part of this, we are running a free workshop in Newbury next week focusing on the cost of living. GRAFT trustee Anna Aprea will talk about
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Autism Berkshire’s 2022 AGM will be held in conjunction with a Family Fun Day for our members at Prospect Park Pavilion in Reading on Sunday, November 20. The Annual General Meeting will take place at 2pm in the cafe area of the new play activity centre, while a range of activities for children will be
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We are running two special free Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service Friday Lunch Break online sessions in October and November just for parents and carers of autistic children who are of pre-school age or in Years 1 or 2 at school (ie aged 7 or under). Please note that you must be registered
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A gallery of photographs from our Let’s Create Jubilee Art Day, held at Prospect Park Pavilion in Reading in June, is now available online. Click here to view the gallery. Keep an eye out for updates about the mural that is being created using the artworks that children made during the event in June, which
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We have a few tickets available for our Family Fun Day at the Thames Valley Adventure Playground in Taplow, near Maidenhead, this Sunday, July 24. TVAP is a purpose-built site for people with special needs, with lots of activities available indoors and outside. The event runs from 11am to 3pm and is for autistic children
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Reading’s museums joined forces with Autism Berkshire and Thames Valley Police for a joint celebration to mark the return of autism and neurodiversity-friendly special events at the museums and the expansion of the Thames Valley Autism Alert Card scheme. The event took place at The Museum of English Rural Life, part of the University of
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Art in the Summer: workshops for autistic adults
Monday, 13th May, 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmBeech Lodge School, Maidenhead - Stubbings Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 6QL
197 Club – meet, eat and chat at the Outlook
Monday, 13th May, 2024, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pmThe Outlook - 74 King's Road, Reading RG1 3BJ
Walk & Talk group – Langley Country Park
Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, 10:00 amLangley Country Park - Billet Lane Iver Berkshire SL0 0LS
Revised workshops for parents & carers of autistic adults on way
Monday, 13th May, 2024
Buckinghamshire parents offered chance to join fee-paying autism advice workshops
Tuesday, 30th April, 2024
More free advice workshops for autistic adults on way
Monday, 15th April, 2024
