Join us for our family fun day at Thames Valley Adventure Playground

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Autism Berkshire members can now book places at our next family fun day, which will take place at the Thames Valley Adventure Playground on Sunday, June 4. Please note that we are changing arrangements for bookings – rather than offering separate adult and child tickets, we are selling tickets for a family of up to two
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Advice events for parents coming up in Reading

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Two advice events taking place in Reading later this month will be of interest to parents and carers of children with autism living in the town. On Wednesday, May 10, UTC (University Technical College) Reading is organising an evening for parents about autism. The school, which specialises in computer science and engineering education for 14 to 19-year-olds, is
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Family Seminars on offer again for parents in Windsor & Maidenhead

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Parents and carers living in the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead can now register for free places at Autism Seminars for Families courses taking place in the autumn. The courses, developed by the National Autistic Society, proved very popular with parents and carers when we ran them in Windsor recently. Once again we will be offering
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Bracknell parents can book places at more Family Seminar workshops

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Parents and carers living in the Bracknell Forest area can now register for free places at Autism Seminars for Families courses taking place in June and July. The courses, developed by the National Autistic Society, proved very popular with parents and carers when we ran them in Bracknell and Windsor last year and earlier this year.
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New Socialeyes course on way for autistic adults in Reading

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We will be running a Socialeyes course, to help autistic adults to develop social skills, in Reading from next month. This free course for adults on the autism spectrum, aged 18 or over, helps to develop social skills and understanding. The course will start at Reading Borough Council’s New Directions North Reading Centre, in Archway
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Swimming sessions will all take place on Saturdays in future

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Our monthly autism-friendly family swimming sessions at the Rivermead Leisure Complex in Reading will now all take place on Saturdays. Due to operational changes at the leisure centre, it is no longer able to offer us sessions on Sundays. The change takes effect from next month, with the session previously planned to take place on
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Pre-Assessment and Supporting Teenagers workshop places open for booking

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Details are now available for more free Autism Berkshire training and advice workshops for parents and carers of children and teenagers with autism. We will be running six Pre-Assessment Workshops for 2017-18 in Bracknell, for parents and carers living in the Bracknell Forest council area with children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting
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Autism Berkshire raises members’ concerns after Legoland changes ride bookings for disabled

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Autism Berkshire has stepped in after members and their families complained about changes to the disability ride access pass (RAP) system at Legoland in Windsor. The new system relies on using a mobile phone/tablet app to book rides but Olivia da Costa, one of the members who got in touch, said she found that it was
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