Autism Berkshire CEO Jane Stanford-Beale attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, October 11, to receive her insignia as a Member of Order of the British Empire (MBE). She was recognised in King Charles III’s Birthday Honours list in June for services to autistic young people and their families. Jane has been the
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Autistic adults in Berkshire can register for free places on a Chop & Chat course, running over eight sessions from October until December. The course, provided by the Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service, will take place at Beech Lodge School, at Stubbings, just west of Maidenhead,. Sessions are focused around preparing, cooking and sharing a
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The return to school or college after the summer holidays can be daunting for autistic children and young people and those with other additional needs, including ADHD – our Family Support & Training Lead Julia Cox has some tips to help. Children and teenagers may be excited to see their friends again next week and
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Autism Berkshire is delighted to announce that we are reopening applications for the Thames Valley Autism Alert Card. And we are also pleased to be able to announce that the alert card scheme’s running costs are now being funded by a donation from Reading-based Omnia, a company that provides payroll, human resources and employee engagement
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service is running more free evening autism advice workshops for autistic adults in September. The aim of these sessions is to help autistic participants to increase their understanding of aspects of autism and increase their confidence navigating daily life and social situations. Please note that you must be registered as
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Parents and carers of autistic teenagers can request free places at a new series of online autism advice workshops from the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service. The four evidence-based autism advice workshops, developed by Autism Berkshire’s family support team, provide tailored information and support for the parents and carers of autistic children and
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service is launching a new online social group for the mothers of autistic adults next month. It will complement the service’s existing online groups for autistic women, and for autistic young adults aged under 30, with all three holding their meetings on Thursdays. They are open to people who are
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Autism Berkshire CEO Jane Stanford-Beale has been honoured for services to autistic young people and their families by being made a Member of Order of the British Empire (MBE) in King Charles III’s first Birthday Honours list. Jane has been Chief Executive Officer of Autism Berkshire since 2015, holding the role for several years as
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In 2020 Autism Berkshire received a donation of more than £6,000 raised in memory of the late Nancy England, a former assistant tutor on our community education courses and a well-known teacher in Maidenhead. Nancy, right, who died at the start of that year, taught at schools in Maidenhead and Reading for more than 30
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Autism Berkshire needs your votes to help us win a donation in Discount Promo Codes’ monthly charity poll. Three charities take part each month and the one that gets the most votes wins 20% of the site’s profits for that month – so we need your support to help us secure first place and land
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Reading Lunch Club for autistic adults
Tuesday, 27th October, 2026, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pmToby Carvery Caversham Bridge - Richfield Avenue Reading Berkshire RG1 8EQ
Problem-solving & advice meet-up for autistic adults and their parents/carers – Bracknell
Tuesday, 27th October, 2026, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmBracknell Open Learning Centre - Rectory Lane, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 7GR
Online workshop for autistic adults: Understanding Other People
Wednesday, 28th October, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
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
Workshops offer tailored advice to parents of autistic teenagers
Monday, 7th September, 2026
