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Training courses next week for autistic adults and pre-assessment workshops for parents still have places available

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There’s still time to register for Autism Berkshire training courses for autistic adults and for parents and carers taking place next week. Autistic adults aged 19 or over living in Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead can join free eight-week Socialeyes and Independent Living courses, which take place in the evening. The Socialeyes course, which starts
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Workshops deliver expert advice on supporting teenagers with autism

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We are offering more chances for parents and carers of teenagers with autism to get expert advice from specialists from the Centre for Autism at the University of Reading. Seven more workshops taking place at venues around Berkshire between January and March 2017, led by clinical psychologists, a speech and language therapist and a parenting practitioner, will provide tailored
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New advice course dates for parents and carers in Wokingham

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Autism Berkshire is running two advice courses in Wokingham in the new year to support parents and carers looking after children with autism. The first is a two-day Mental Health First Aid course, on Wednesday, January 25, and Thursday, January 26, at Wokingham Town Hall, in Market Place. The course runs both days from 9am
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Pre-assessment workshops offer support to parents during wait for NHS autism assessments

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Families across Berkshire currently face a wait of more than 12 months for an appointment after children are referred for diagnosis of autism spectrum conditions. Due to the length of the CAMHS waiting list, the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group federations in the east and west of Berkshire have contracted Autism Berkshire to help deliver advice
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More chances to benefit from Family Seminar courses

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After running successful pilot sessions this year, Autism Berkshire will be providing more NAS Family Seminar courses for parents and carers living in the Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell areas in 2017. The seminars, which are free of charge, use course materials developed by specialists from the National Autistic Society. After feedback from previous course participants
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Pre-assessment workshop places available next week in Slough and Hungerford

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Free places are available at a workshop next week for parents and carers in Slough whose children on the NHS waiting list for an autism diagnosis. The pre-assessment workshop takes place on Tuesday, December 13, from 10am to 1pm, at the Copthorne Hotel Slough, in Cippenham Lane. It will provide information and advice to parents
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Workshops for parents and carers still have places available

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We still have free places available at a number of workshops for parents and carers in the next two weeks. There are three sessions on Supporting Teenagers with Autism, for families with children aged 11+ with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism, who attend a mainstream school. The first is in Slough this Friday, December 2, with
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Pre-Assessment workshops in West Berkshire still have places available

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There is still time to register for free places at our pre-assessment workshops for parents and carers in West Berkshire later this month. The half-day workshops provide advice for parents and carers of children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting list for an autism spectrum assessment. Two sessions are available, in Calcot on
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Don’t miss out on Mental Health First Aid course in Reading

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We still have places available on the first of our free Mental Health First Aid courses to help parents and carers support children and young people on the autism spectrum facing mental health issues. The two-day course, for parents and carers who live in the Borough of Reading, will take place at Autism Berkshire’s office in Richfield
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