Autism Berkshire is launching new activities to support and empower autistic adults in Reading to live independently and improve their wellbeing for the next three years. These activities are supported by Reading Borough Council’s Closing the Gap project, which will see more than £4 million spent on services to improve residents’ health and wellbeing, reduce
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You can double the value of a donation to Autism Berkshire this December, thanks to The Big Give. From noon on Tuesday, December 2, until noon on Tuesday, December 9, we’re taking part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2025, making this the perfect time to donate to Autism Berkshire. For one week only, every
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Autism Berkshire’s 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held online on Wednesday, November 19, at 7pm. As well as offering the chance to hear from the board of trustees and senior managers about our work in 2024-25, the meeting is also an opportunity for members to ask questions and discuss the sorts of support and
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The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service’s free face-to-face problem-solving and advice meet-ups are coming to Bracknell. And for the first time, the service will be providing evening meet-ups, complementing existing daytime sessions in Reading and Slough. Starting on Tuesday, November 11, the meet-ups in Bracknell will normally take place on the second and fourth Tuesdays
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Co-op members can help us to create a new group to support autistic young adults in the Bracknell Forest area by choosing Autism Berkshire as their good cause for the Co-operative Local Community Fund for the next 12 months. We are working with the fund to raise money to launch a new group where 18
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We are holding another free drop-in Meet the Teams morning at Greyfriars Church, in the centre of Reading, on Monday, June 24, where you can enjoy a free tea or coffee and chat with our family support workers and adult autism support mentors. Everyone supported by the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service and
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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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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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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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The disability employment charity GRAFT Thames Valley and Autism Berkshire are working together on a project to help autistic adults in the county who want to find work. As part of this, we are running a free workshop in Newbury next week focusing on the cost of living. GRAFT trustee Anna Aprea will talk about
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Reading group for autistic young adults (18 to 30)
Monday, 2nd February, 2026, 11:30 am - 1:00 pmAtrium coffee shop, Greyfriars Church, Reading - Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EH
Online workshop: Anxiety & Autistic Teenagers
Wednesday, 4th February, 2026, 10:00 am - 11:30 am -
Online workshop for autistic adults: Planning & Organising
Wednesday, 4th February, 2026, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm -
Autistic adults in Reading can benefit from extra support
Friday, 14th November, 2025
Double your donation with the Big Give Christmas Challenge
Thursday, 13th November, 2025
Members invited to attend Autism Berkshire’s 2025 AGM
Monday, 3rd November, 2025
