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Positive Thinking and Family Seminar workshops for parents on the way

Autism Berkshire is delighted to announce the return of free Positive Thinking workshops for parents and carers of children with autism and our first free National Autistic Society Family Seminar courses in the west of Berkshire. We will be running three Positive Thinking workshops at our office in Reading on Tuesdays May 9, June 6
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Leisure activity details for Reading and Wokingham in 2017-18 now available

Autism Berkshire’s 2017-18 programme of leisure activities is taking shape. Details of sessions until March next year of the Reading Games Club, for children and teenagers with autism aged 8 to 15, or who are on the waiting list for diagnosis – plus their siblings – and the Wokingham Youth Group, for 8 to 17-year-olds,
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Get trampolining dates for summer term in your diary

The dates of our trampolining sessions for children and teenagers with autism aged four to 18 in Reading and Bracknell until July are now available. Trampolining is recognised to be a good way to encourage people with autism to get exercise and helps to improve motor skills and strengthen muscles. All the places at our
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Fantastic fun day attracts more than 200 people to Bucklebury Farm Park

Our World Autism Awareness Day 2017 fun day at Bucklebury Farm Park on Sunday was a great success. More than 200 people attended the event, enjoying exclusive access for the day to the farm park and deer park’s range of attractions. Children were able to meet and feed new-born lambs, calves and goat kids, enjoy
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Courses for autistic adults still have free places available

We still have a limited number of places for autistic adults on new Socialeyes and Independent Living courses starting next month. These free courses are open to over-19s with a diagnosis of autism, who live in Slough and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead. The Independent Living course focuses on basic everyday skills needed
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Fun Day travel alert: M4 closed west of Theale on Sunday

Anyone travelling to our 2017 World Autism Awareness Day fun day at Bucklebury Farm Park on Sunday from Reading and the east of Berkshire should use the A4 from junction 12 of the M4 at Theale. Due to bridge repairs, the M4 will be shut all day both ways between junction 12 and junction13 at Chieveley, meaning that only traffic
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Fun day at Bucklebury Farm on World Autism Awareness Day is fully booked

All the tickets for our World Autism Awareness Day family fun day on Sunday have now been sold. More than 200 people will be at the event, which is taking place at Bucklebury Farm & Deer Safari Park in West Berkshire, from 10.30am to 4.30pm. Click here for full details of all the outdoor and indoor attractions
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Busy programme of activities marks Autism Awareness Week 2017 across Berkshire

To celebrate World Autism Awareness Week 2017 next week, Autism Berkshire is running a series of special events for people and families living with autism and provide information about our services. Among the highlights are our World Autism Awareness Day 2017 family fun day at Bucklebury Farm Park in West Berkshire on Sunday, April 2, and
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Our 25th anniversary exhibition Autism in Berkshire: Past & Present goes online

Autism in Berkshire: Past & Present, an exhibition created to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Berkshire Autistic Society – now known as Autism Berkshire – in 1990, can now be viewed online. The 12 panels of the exhibition look at the development of autism understanding in the county and across the
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Join us at Reading Families’ Forum’s Information and Fun Afternoon

Autism Berkshire’s Reading and Wokingham Home Visit Support Worker Jo Roberts and our Benefits Adviser Kevin Jackson will be at Reading Families’ Forum Information and Fun Afternoon on Saturday to provide information about our services and answer questions. The event takes place from 2.30pm to 5pm at Academy Sports, in Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 8DF. Admission is
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