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Job opportunities at our youth groups in Bracknell, Reading and Wokingham

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Autism Berkshire has job vacancies for a Youth Group Leader in Bracknell and Playworkers for several of our youth groups around the county. The Youth Group Leader will run the Bracknell Youth Group, which meets fortnightly on Monday afternoons, and is responsible for managing three members of staff and volunteer helpers. We also need playworkers
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Pre-assessment workshop places available next week in Slough and Hungerford

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Free places are available at a workshop next week for parents and carers in Slough whose children on the NHS waiting list for an autism diagnosis. The pre-assessment workshop takes place on Tuesday, December 13, from 10am to 1pm, at the Copthorne Hotel Slough, in Cippenham Lane. It will provide information and advice to parents
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Autism Berkshire’s AGM looks to the future

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Autism Berkshire’s 2016 annual general meeting heard a number of suggestions for possible new support services. Among them was a proposal to develop a scheme to help autistic adults into employment, including developing relationships with local employers. Other ideas included more help for children who are less verbal, such as music therapy, sports activities and
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Workshops for parents and carers still have places available

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We still have free places available at a number of workshops for parents and carers in the next two weeks. There are three sessions on Supporting Teenagers with Autism, for families with children aged 11+ with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism, who attend a mainstream school. The first is in Slough this Friday, December 2, with
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New courses for autistic adults on way in East Berkshire

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We will be running more Socialeyes and Independent Living courses, to help autistic adults to develop social skills and essential skills for everyday life, from January next year. The Socialeyes course starts at East Berkshire College’s Langley campus, in Station Road, on Monday, January 9, at 6.30pm. Classes last for two hours and the course runs
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Pre-Assessment workshops in West Berkshire still have places available

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There is still time to register for free places at our pre-assessment workshops for parents and carers in West Berkshire later this month. The half-day workshops provide advice for parents and carers of children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting list for an autism spectrum assessment. Two sessions are available, in Calcot on
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Don’t miss out on Mental Health First Aid course in Reading

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We still have places available on the first of our free Mental Health First Aid courses to help parents and carers support children and young people on the autism spectrum facing mental health issues. The two-day course, for parents and carers who live in the Borough of Reading, will take place at Autism Berkshire’s office in Richfield
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