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Courses in Reading offer range of advice to parents of children with autism

Reading Borough Council is funding two courses this autumn to support parents and carers of children with autism. The first course, for parents and carers of secondary school-age children living in Reading, is a free five-week Time Out For Autism course, being run by Parenting Special Children for the council. The course starts next Tuesday,
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More Autism Seminars for Families on offer to parents and carers in Bracknell and Slough

Autism Berkshire is pleased to be able to provide a new series of free Autism Seminars for Families for parents and carers living in the Bracknell Forest area. They can now register for free places at workshops taking place early next year. The courses, developed by the National Autistic Society, were all fully booked when we
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Supporting Teenagers with Autism workshops offer advice on social skills and mental health matters

Autism Berkshire is running a new series of free workshops for parents and carers of teenagers with autism living in Berkshire this autumn. Led by specialists from the Centre for Autism at the University of Reading, the workshops will look at a range of issues to help parents support their teenage children. Social skills, relationships and communication will
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Relaxation classes for children with autism and their parents still available on fee-paying basis

The grant to Autism Berkshire which allowed us to provide relaxation classes for parents and children free of charge has come to an end but teacher Katia Cornwall, pictured, is continuing to offer them privately. They are available in Windsor, Bracknell and Slough. Katia, who also leads our Windsor & Maidenhead Youth Group, is a certified Yoga,
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New Internet Safety Workshops offer parents advice on how to support children online

Autism Berkshire is launching free Internet Safety Workshops for Parents and Carers to help them support children and young people with autism to safely navigate the online world. Children, young people and adults with autism can be more vulnerable online. The workshops are designed to help parents and carers improve their own knowledge and confidence,
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Problem-Solving Toolkit Workshop offers advice to parents and professionals on services and easing disputes

Autism Berkshire is delighted to offer a new Problem-Solving Toolkit Workshop course for parents, carers and professionals in conjunction with Cerebra, the charity for children with brain conditions, including autism. The workshop will: Consider commonly-occurring problems that parents face accessing services Recognise different types of dispute Identify and use the problem-solving approaches within the Toolkit. The first
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Advice events for parents coming up in Reading

Two advice events taking place in Reading later this month will be of interest to parents and carers of children with autism living in the town. On Wednesday, May 10, UTC (University Technical College) Reading is organising an evening for parents about autism. The school, which specialises in computer science and engineering education for 14 to 19-year-olds, is
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Family Seminars on offer again for parents in Windsor & Maidenhead

Parents and carers living in the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead can now register for free places at Autism Seminars for Families courses taking place in the autumn. The courses, developed by the National Autistic Society, proved very popular with parents and carers when we ran them in Windsor recently. Once again we will be offering
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Bracknell parents can book places at more Family Seminar workshops

Parents and carers living in the Bracknell Forest area can now register for free places at Autism Seminars for Families courses taking place in June and July. The courses, developed by the National Autistic Society, proved very popular with parents and carers when we ran them in Bracknell and Windsor last year and earlier this year.
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Pre-Assessment and Supporting Teenagers workshop places open for booking

Details are now available for more free Autism Berkshire training and advice workshops for parents and carers of children and teenagers with autism. We will be running six Pre-Assessment Workshops for 2017-18 in Bracknell, for parents and carers living in the Bracknell Forest council area with children aged 5+ who are on the Berkshire CAMHS waiting
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