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Friday Lunch Break will run until summer

Parents and carers of autistic children and young people in Berkshire will be able to continue to get instant advice and chat at our free Friday Lunch Break online get-togethers until the summer. The Friday Lunch Break was launched during the coronavirus lockdown at the start of 2021 and proved so popular that we secured extra funding
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Minority and refugee families can get targeted autism advice

Autism Berkshire and the Alafia service run by Acre (the Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality) for families of children with disabilities and additional needs are working together to deliver free advice and support to Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) families with autistic children in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire. Three online workshops
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New Berkshire West service joins up Autism & ADHD support

Autism Berkshire and our partners Parenting Special Children are delighted to announce that we have been selected by the Berkshire West NHS Clinical Commissioning Group to deliver Autism and ADHD support for children and young people and their families in the Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire areas from January 1, 2021. Autism Berkshire’s chief executive officer,
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Support services still available despite lockdown

Autism Berkshire will still be available to help autistic people in the county and their families during the second coronavirus pandemic lockdown, which starts at midnight tonight. Our Helpline and forthcoming online autism advice and benefits workshops will be running as planned, along with the online sessions of our Bear With Me and 197 Club
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Autism in Girls features in new workshops line-up

New online workshops about Autism in Girls, with Berkshire autism advocate Carly Jones, are a highlight of our autumn workshops for parents and carers who live in the Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire council areas. Carly, pictured, who has two autistic daughters, will lead two 90-minute workshops on Friday, November 6, and Friday, November 20,
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