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Youth group provision expands to West Berkshire

Autism Berkshire is launching a youth group for West Berkshire as we continue to expand the range of leisure activities for children available outside Reading. The new club will be open to children aged between eight and 17 living in West Berkshire who have a diagnosis of an autism spectrum condition, including Asperger syndrome, or are
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Autism training forms part of police focus on mental health

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 classes for children, parents and carers return

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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Shoppers’ tokens tot up to £573 for Autism Berkshire

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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