Tag Archives: Maidenhead

Chop & Chat course has recipe to support autistic adults

Autistic adults in Berkshire can register for free places on a Chop & Chat course this autumn, 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
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Easter runs raises £382 for our funds

Simon Graves, whose wife is a member of Autism Berkshire’s Maidenhead-based Bear With Me social group for autistic adults, spent Good Friday morning running to raise funds for Autism Berkshire.He completed the 10-mile Maidenhead Easter 10 route along roads and country tracks south west of the town and through White Waltham in a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes and
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Meet-ups offer opportunities to get help and advice

The Berkshire Adult Autism Support Service is launching free meet-ups to give autistic adults – and their parents & carers – the opportunity to talk through issues and get advice and information. The first sessions will take place in Maidenhead from mid-February, with meet-ups in Reading starting in early March. Separate sessions will be held
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Walking group for autistic adults takes first steps

Autism Berkshire is launching a walking group, in response to requests from autistic adults. The first walk, on Tuesday, January 18, will start at 10.30am from the forecourt at the entrance to Maidenhead railway station, and follow a route through the south of the town and the Braywick Nature Reserve. It follows a successful trial
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SocialEyes course offers autistic adults help with social skills

Autistic adults living in Slough and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead can now book places on a free SocialEyes course to help them to develop their social skills and understanding.  The course is open to autistic young people and adults aged 18 and above and is taking place at Langley College, in Station Road. The course will
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New workshops in East Berkshire give parents tips to help autistic children manage emotions

Autism Berkshire is offering new free advice workshop to parents and carers living in the east of Berkshire, focusing on ways to help autistic children and young people learn techniques to manage their emotions. The Emotional Self-Regulation workshops will look at issues around emotions and approaches that can help, including using visual supports such as
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