After running successful pilot sessions this year, Autism Berkshire will be providing more NAS Family Seminar courses for parents and carers living in the Windsor, Maidenhead and Bracknell areas in 2017. The seminars, which are free of charge, use course materials developed by specialists from the National Autistic Society. After feedback from previous course participants
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Reading Borough Council’s Special Educational Needs Team is asking all children and families living in Reading, who have a finalised Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan, to take part in a survey on the process. The team wants to hear about people’s experiences of going through the EHC Needs Assessment or the conversion of a
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Autism Berkshire has job vacancies for a Youth Group Leader in Bracknell and Playworkers for several of our youth groups around the county. The Youth Group Leader will run the Bracknell Youth Group, which meets fortnightly on Monday afternoons, and is responsible for managing three members of staff and volunteer helpers. We also need playworkers
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Free places are available at a workshop next week for parents and carers in Slough whose children on the NHS waiting list for an autism diagnosis. The pre-assessment workshop takes place on Tuesday, December 13, from 10am to 1pm, at the Copthorne Hotel Slough, in Cippenham Lane. It will provide information and advice to parents
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Autism Berkshire’s 2016 annual general meeting heard a number of suggestions for possible new support services. Among them was a proposal to develop a scheme to help autistic adults into employment, including developing relationships with local employers. Other ideas included more help for children who are less verbal, such as music therapy, sports activities and
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We still have free places available at a number of workshops for parents and carers in the next two weeks. There are three sessions on Supporting Teenagers with Autism, for families with children aged 11+ with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism, who attend a mainstream school. The first is in Slough this Friday, December 2, with
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Parents and carers living in the Berkshire whose children are on or have recently been on the Berkshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust’s ADHD Assessment Waiting List are being asked to take part in a survey on waiting times. Berkshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust said recently that the wait for an appointment was down to just six weeks but a
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We will be running more Socialeyes and Independent Living courses, to help autistic adults to develop social skills and essential skills for everyday life, from January next year. The Socialeyes course starts at East Berkshire College’s Langley campus, in Station Road, on Monday, January 9, at 6.30pm. Classes last for two hours and the course runs
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There is still time to get a free flu vaccination as part of the NHS’s Stay Well this Winter campaign. Anyone with a learning disability or who cares for someone with a learning disability, including autism spectrum conditions, is entitled to a free vaccination, along with over-65s, pregnant women and young children. The NHS and public
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Steve McCreight, a member of both our 197 Club and Bear With Me social groups for autistic adults, sadly passed away on November 1 at the age of 30. His funeral will take place at 10.30am this Friday, November 18, at St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, in Berkshire Drive, Tilehurst, RG31 5JJ. The service will be
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Online workshop: Autism & Mainstream Schools
Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:30 am -
Online workshop for autistic adults: Sensory Differences
Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Online Workshop: Supporting Behaviour Part 1
Thursday, 4th June, 2026, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm -
Parents & carers can get advice at Reading Family Hubs drop-in sessions
Friday, 22nd May, 2026
Free places available at advice workshops for autistic adults
Wednesday, 20th May, 2026
Join us to celebrate Autism Acceptance Week at special activities
Monday, 23rd March, 2026
