A drive to train police officers about mental health issues has helped to bring about a 72 per cent fall in the number of people being taken into custody by Thames Valley Police under the Mental Health Act over the past 12 months. The force, which covers Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, revised its policies on
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Yoga and mindfulness classes for children, parents and carers living with autism in Bracknell, Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead are returning after a popular pilot scheme earlier this year. The classes, which are free of charge, resume next week. New participants are welcome to join. The classes are for children aged five to 17 who
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We are holding another of our free family fun days for Autism Berkshire members at the Thames Valley Adventure Playground on Sunday, June 5. Tickets are being snapped up quickly, so make sure you don’t miss out. Click on the button below to book. If you are not an Autism Berkshire member yet, you can
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We have cancelled this event as we did not have enough teams! We will share details of the Christmas Quiz once details are finalised.
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Autism Berkshire benefited to the tune of £573 thanks to generous shoppers at Waitrose’s Oxford Road supermarket in Reading. We were one of three local good causes to benefit from the store’s monthly Community Matters donation scheme, where shoppers are given a green token at the tills to place in a collecting box for the organisation they
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After a successful debut last year, Autistic Pride Reading is back, bigger and better, for 2016. This year’s event is on Sunday, May 29, from 11am to 4pm. The venue is the same, the miniature railway at Prospect Park, in Bath Road, Tilehurst. As well as Reading Society of Model Engineers’ trains, there will
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The team working on our Autism in Berkshire: Past and Present history project to record people’s stories of living with autism in Berkshire is visiting Maidenhead for a drop-in event at the town’s library on Friday, May 13. Everyone is invited to come along to share their experiences to help us develop an exhibition and
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BAS Fest, the annual day of fundraising fun in aid of Autism Berkshire at the Nag’s Head pub in Reading, will take place on Sunday, May 29. BAS Fest 2016 will run from 2pm to 10pm at the pub in Russell Street, off Oxford Road, with the usual mix of live music and attractions for
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Autism Berkshire’s youth groups in Bracknell, Slough and Windsor are returning. There was a great response to the pilot sessions we ran from January to March. Meetings of all three groups, for children and young people aged eight to 17 with autism spectrum conditions or who are on the waiting list for a CAMHS
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Autism Berkshire has received a distinctly above average donation from a group of friends from Reading who call themselves the League of Distinctly Average Gentlemen. The League’s president Paul Skander and vice-president Brett Davies called into Autism Berkshire’s office in Reading during our Autism Awareness Week tea party on Thursday, April 7, to present a
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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
