A High Court judge has ruled that West Berkshire Council broke the law when it cut funding for short breaks for families of disabled children by 40 per cent. The council was taken to court by two families from Newbury, one with an eight-year-old daughter with autism, epilepsy and a brain malformation, the other with a 14-year-old
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A newly-published report from the Care Quality Commission looks at how effectively health services provide safeguarding for children at risk of harm, how they identify and protect children at risk of harm and looked-after children’s health and wellbeing. The report, called Not Seen, Not Heard, is the result of two years of research, drawing on findings
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After a successful trial in Slough, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering more free Family Seminar workshops to parents and carers who live in the Bracknell and Windsor & Maidenhead council areas. The seminars, developed by specialists from the National Autistic Society, will take place in September, October and November at
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Looking for a special way to celebrate his 50th birthday, Sonning Common man Adrian Bird has taken on a 50-day solo cycling challenge across 10 European countries to Istanbul in Turkey raise funds for Autism Berkshire. He chose his destination by multiplying 50 by 50, then checking which places were 2,500 miles away, before selecting
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Autism Berkshire’s co-chair of trustees Ewan R Duncan, a former brigadier in the British Army, is on a mission to raise money for us by conquering the Three Peaks Challenge. He is aiming to collect at least £1,000 for our funds in sponsorship for scaling the three highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales –
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We have had to change the dates of sessions of Autism Berkshire’s Slough Youth Group at the end of July and in August. These will now be held on Saturdays, July 30, August 13, and August 27, a week later than originally planned, but they will be at the usual time and venue, from 2pm
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We are extending the deadlines for applications for six current job opportunities with Autism Berkshire. Two of the openings are for programme managers to work in the east and west of Berkshire, to help deliver the range of services we provide as part of the Berkshire CAMHS Local Transformation Plan. They will work with our
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A big response to the launch of our new youth group in Wokingham means we are looking for more volunteers to help run the group, so we can meet demand for places. The first session attracted 10 children and young people aged 8 to 17 and more are registered to attend the next session, which
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Autism Berkshire is pleased to announce that our new Wokingham youth group will meet for the first time on Saturday this week, July 2. Sessions will take place at Wokingham Youth Centre, in Reading Road, between 1.15pm and 3.15pm. Click here for more details of future meetings on Saturdays until March next year. The group is
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Looking after children with autism and challenging behaviour can lead to stress, anxiety and poor health among parents and carers. Autism Berkshire aims to offer a variety of support to give parents short breaks, ease stress and anxiety and increase their ability to cope with the pressures of family life. Deep relaxation classes in the
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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
