Do you or your family attend autism-friendly and quiet hour type events and activities at museums and similar venues? The Museum of English Rural Life (The MERL), which is part of the University of Reading, and Reading Museum are currently reviewing their autism-friendly programmes post-Covid and want to find out about changes or improvements autistic
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The Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service is running a free online Transitions to University clinic to help families of young people who are aiming to enter higher education. This online event on Friday, September 17, from 10am to 11.30am, is open to families who are registered with a GP surgery that is part
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Going back to school after the long summer holidays is often a daunting thought for autistic children and those with other additional needs, including ADHD – our Family Support Lead Julia Cox shares her top tips to help here. Children may be excited to see their friends again and to start learning new topics and
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We are delighted to be able to invite parents and carers of autistic children and young people in Berkshire to join us for more free Friday Lunch Break online get-togethers in September. These sessions proved popular during the lockdown at the start of the year and again in the run-up to the school summer holidays,
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Parents and carers can now request free places for the autumn programme of workshops and courses being delivered by Autism Berkshire and Parenting Special Children for the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service. The workshops and courses are available to families who are registered with a GP surgery that is part of the Berkshire
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We are delighted to be able to invite parents and carers of autistic children and young people in Berkshire to join us for more free Friday Lunch Break online get-togethers from next week. They proved popular during the lockdown in the first three months of this year with parents who enjoyed the chance to chat,
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Requests from families for help have run at record levels since the launch of the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service at the start of this year. Autism Berkshire’s family support team had almost 1,000 contacts in the first quarter of 2021 with families registered at GP surgeries that are part of the Berkshire
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Free places can now be booked two more Understanding Your Benefits Rights online advice workshops with Autism Berkshire’s expert advisers. These workshops help autistic young people and adults (aged 16+) who live in the Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire council areas, and their parents and carers, to understand their entitlement to benefits, how to make
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Autism Berkshire has a job vacancy for an Autism Trainer & Family Adviser to join our family support team. The role involves responding to Helpline enquiries, providing Single Session Therapy for parents and carers, leading workshops and courses for parents, carers and autistic young people, and delivering training about autism for organisations in the public
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With leisure venues and pubs starting to reopen under the Government’s roadmap out of the coronavirus lockdown, Autism Berkshire’s Reading-based 197 Club for autistic adults and their parents/carers will resume some group activities from June. These will be combined with further online catch-up and quiz sessions, using Zoom. Subject to updates to the Government guidance
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Online workshop for autistic adults: Understanding Other People
Wednesday, 28th October, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Problem-solving & advice meet-up for autistic adults & their parents/carers – Slough
Thursday, 29th October, 2026, 11:30 am - 1:00 pmChalvey Community Hub - Ladbrooke Road Slough Berkshire SL1 2SR
Reading group for autistic women
Monday, 2nd November, 2026, 11:30 am - 1:00 pmAtrium coffee shop, Greyfriars Church, Reading - Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EH
Supported internships in focus at Preparing for Adulthood workshop
Tuesday, 27th October, 2026
Take part in trial of new workshop about toileting
Thursday, 1st October, 2026
Free advice workshops on way for parents & carers of autistic adults
Monday, 14th September, 2026
