There will be the chance to buy some great gifts for Christmas, made by members of our new craft group, at the Woodley Christmas Extravaganza, on Sunday, December 4. As well as crafty gift ideas, our stall will be offering information about our full range of support for people and families living with autism in
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Autism Berkshire members are invited to attend our 2016 annual general meeting, which will take place on Friday, December 2, in Reading. The AGM of the Berkshire Autistic Society (Autism Berkshire is our working name), which will run from 10am to noon at St Laurence Church, in Friar Street, next to the Town Hall, will
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Due to the need to train new members of staff, the Slough Youth Group will not be meeting this Saturday, November 12. The next session will be on Saturday, November 26, from 2pm to 4pm, at Weekes Drive Community Centre. We look forward to seeing members there and introducing them to the new team who
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There is still time to register for free places at our pre-assessment workshops for parents and carers in West Berkshire later this month. The half-day workshops provide advice for parents and carers of children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting list for an autism spectrum assessment. Two sessions are available, in Calcot on
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Leslie Macdonald, one of the founders of the Berkshire Autistic Society, now known as Autism Berkshire, won the Community Champion title in the 2016 Pride of Reading Awards on Friday. Leslie, who is now the chair of trustees at Reading Mencap, was one of a group of parents who formed what became BAS in 1990, to
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Our deep relaxation classes for parents and carers in Slough are moving to a morning time slot for November. The sessions on Fridays November 4, November 18 and November 25 at the Copthorne Hotel Slough, in Cippenham Lane, will now run from 9.30am to 10.30am, rather than taking place in the afternoon. However the last
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Adults with autism living in Windsor & Maidenhead are being invited to take part in a series of sports activity sessions over the next few weeks. They will be able to try football, basketball, handball and dodgeball at the sessions, which are being run as part of the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead’s Fit For
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Parents, carers and young people who use Berkshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust’s CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service) and family services are being asked to give feedback on their experiences at an event next week. The Trust’s participation steering group meeting will take place between 4pm and 5pm on Tuesday, November 8, at the CAMHS centre in Reading, at 3-5
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We still have places available on the first of our free Mental Health First Aid courses to help parents and carers support children and young people on the autism spectrum facing mental health issues. The two-day course, for parents and carers who live in the Borough of Reading, will take place at Autism Berkshire’s office in Richfield
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Only 16 per cent of autistic adults are in full-time paid work, a figure that has not changed since 2007, while another 16 per cent have part-time jobs. The next phase of the National Autistic Society’s Too Much Information campaign, to change the public’s understanding of autism, puts the focus on the need to do more
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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
