Our new women’s support group holds its first meeting in Reading on Friday. It will provide a forum for women diagnosed as autistic, or who self-identify as autistic, to discuss how autism affects them. Mothers of children diagnosed with autism spectrum conditions can also find support to explore the possibility that they may also be
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Families living with autism are being invited to a free FunFest taking place in Windsor in March. The event, organized by the Windsor Lions Club, will be tailored for children with physical, sensory and learning disabilities, including autism spectrum conditions. Siblings are welcome to join in the fun. Places for up to 200 children are
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Parents and carers still have time to book free places on a number of training workshops we are running next week. A pre-assessment workshop for those living in the west of Berkshire is taking place at Calcot on Monday, providing information and signposting advice to families with children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire
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Tickets for our first Autism Berkshire members’ family fun day of 2017 at the Thames Valley Adventure Playground were snapped up in just a few hours. The fun day is at TVAP, in Taplow, near Maidenhead, on Sunday, February 5, from noon to 4pm. We are now operating a waiting list, in case any tickets are
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Prime Minister Theresa May this week announced plans to transform attitudes towards mental health and improve support services, particularly for children and young people. While autism is not a mental illness, more than 70 per cent of people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC) experience mental health problems such as anxiety and depression during their lives,
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There’s still time to register for Autism Berkshire training courses for autistic adults and for parents and carers taking place next week. Autistic adults aged 19 or over living in Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead can join free eight-week Socialeyes and Independent Living courses, which take place in the evening. The Socialeyes course, which starts
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Parents and carers applying for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children aged 16 or under with autism living in Berkshire can get expert advice at one of our DLA Workshops. Led by our Benefits Adviser Kevin Jackson, the workshops explain what DLA is and how to claim it, as well as guidance on how to
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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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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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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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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
Problem-solving & advice meet-up for autistic adults and their parents/carers – Reading
Monday, 2nd November, 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pmAtrium coffee shop, Greyfriars Church, Reading - Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EH
Online Workshop: Supporting Behaviour Part 1
Thursday, 5th November, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:30 am -
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
