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Trampolining sessions have places available for children and teenagers

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Places are now available at our trampolining sessions for children and young people with autism in Reading and Bracknell. They are being offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so parents and carers are advised to apply immediately. Once all the current vacant places are filled, we will again be operating a waiting list. Parents will
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Volunteers needed to help improve services in Berkshire for people with autism and learning difficulties

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The Berkshire Transforming Care Partnership wants carers and family members of people who use its autism and learning disabilities services to help improve provision across the county. The partnership plans to appoint new volunteer members to each of its projects groups working on health and social care provision from the NHS and councils, which look
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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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Relaxation classes for children, parents and carers resume in New Year

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Relaxation classes in the east of Berkshire for children with autism and their parents and carers will return in January. They will again take place at venues in Bracknell, Windsor and Slough and are led by Katia Cornwall. She is a certified yoga and deep relaxation yoga nidra teacher and has many years of experience working
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Points of Light Award for Autism Berkshire’s CEO celebrates Local Charities Day

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Autism Berkshire’s chief executive officer, Jane Stanford-Beale, was yesterday named as the 2016 Local Charities Day recipient of a Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award, in recognition of her work running the charity as a volunteer. The award was presented to Jane by Rob Wilson MP, the Minister for Civil Society, when he visited our
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Minister visits Autism Berkshire to mark Local Charities Day

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The first Local Charities Day takes place tomorrow, Friday, December 16, and Autism Berkshire is playing its part in the event. Reading East MP Rob Wilson, who is the Government’s Minister for Civil Society, will be visiting our office during the afternoon to hear about the range of support and services we provide to people and
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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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