The return to school or college after the summer holidays can be daunting for autistic children and young people and those with other additional needs, including ADHD – our Family Support & Training Lead Julia Cox has some tips to help. Children and teenagers may be excited to see their friends again and to start learning new
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Parents and carers of neurodivergent autistic and ADHD teenagers can get free advice about Preparing for Adulthood at a workshop taking place at the start of July. The online workshop from the NHS-funded Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service on Wednesday, July 1, from 10am to 11.30am, will help them to: Think about individual
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Autism Berkshire is now providing free drop-in advice sessions for the parents and carers of autistic children and teenagers who live in Reading, taking place at two of the town’s new Best Start in Life Family Hubs. They are open to the parents and carers of children and teenagers (aged up to 17) who have
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Autistic adults can register for free places at four online autism advice workshops from the Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service, taking place on Wednesday evenings in June and July. The service’s interactive workshops offer information about aspects of autism and tips and strategies to help participants to navigate daily life and social situations, improve their
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Next week is Autism Acceptance Week 2026 and we will be out and about during the four days ahead of the Easter weekend at a variety of events and to promote the Thames Valley Autism Alert Card. See below for more information about where we will be and how to book for activities that we
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The Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service is running a free online advice session about the Transition to Primary School after the Easter holiday. The session is tailored for the parents and family carers of autistic children aged 3 to 5 who will soon be starting full-time education, whether they have a diagnosis, are
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Autism Berkshire is launching free drop-in advice sessions in April for the parents and carers of autistic children and teenagers who live in Reading, taking place at two of the town’s new Best Start in Life Family Hubs. They are for parents and carers of children and teenagers (aged up to 17) who have an
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Next week is Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2026 and Autism Berkshire has arranged a free webinar featuring digital content creator Louis Roberts, from Wokingham. His Instagram page @autism_unmasked has more than 278,000 followers. The webinar, titled Navigating a Neurodivergent World, is on Friday next week, March 20, from 10am to 11am. Louis will take a look
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Our family support team has developed a new free advice workshop about Preparing for Adulthood for the parents/carers of neurodivergent teenagers aged 13+. This online workshop from the NHS-funded Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service will help them to: Think about individual strengths and challenges, plus what is important to and for their young person
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Our Lunch Club for autistic adults who live in West Berkshire is moving to a new location, the Hidden Gem Cafe in Thatcham, for its meetings this month and in March. The February meeting is from noon to 2pm next Tuesday, February 10, at the cafe in Alice Bye Court, which is off Bluecoats in
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Reading group for autistic young adults (18 to 30)
Monday, 7th September, 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, 7th September, 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pmAtrium coffee shop, Greyfriars Church, Reading - Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EH
Problem-solving & advice meet-up for autistic adults and their parents/carers – Bracknell
Tuesday, 8th September, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmBracknell Open Learning Centre - Rectory Lane, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7GR
Ideas to help your children get ready for return to school
Thursday, 20th 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
