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Pre-Assessment Workshops available in Reading, Bracknell, Slough and Windsor

Details are now available for more free Autism Berkshire Pre-Assessment Workshops for parents and carers of children waiting for a Berkshire CAMH autism assessment. Places can now be booked at Pre-Assessment Workshops taking place in Reading, Bracknell, Slough and Windsor between now and March next year. We are arranging dates for sessions in Wokingham and
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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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New Socialeyes course on way for autistic adults in Reading

We will be running a Socialeyes course, to help autistic adults to develop social skills, in Reading from next month. This free course for adults on the autism spectrum, aged 18 or over, helps to develop social skills and understanding. The course will start at Reading Borough Council’s New Directions North Reading Centre, in Archway
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Swimming sessions will all take place on Saturdays in future

Our monthly autism-friendly family swimming sessions at the Rivermead Leisure Complex in Reading will now all take place on Saturdays. Due to operational changes at the leisure centre, it is no longer able to offer us sessions on Sundays. The change takes effect from next month, with the session previously planned to take place on
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Positive Thinking and Family Seminar workshops for parents on the way

Autism Berkshire is delighted to announce the return of free Positive Thinking workshops for parents and carers of children with autism and our first free National Autistic Society Family Seminar courses in the west of Berkshire. We will be running three Positive Thinking workshops at our office in Reading on Tuesdays May 9, June 6
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Leisure activity details for Reading and Wokingham in 2017-18 now available

Autism Berkshire’s 2017-18 programme of leisure activities is taking shape. Details of sessions until March next year of the Reading Games Club, for children and teenagers with autism aged 8 to 15, or who are on the waiting list for diagnosis – plus their siblings – and the Wokingham Youth Group, for 8 to 17-year-olds,
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Get trampolining dates for summer term in your diary

The dates of our trampolining sessions for children and teenagers with autism aged four to 18 in Reading and Bracknell until July are now available. Trampolining is recognised to be a good way to encourage people with autism to get exercise and helps to improve motor skills and strengthen muscles. All the places at our
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Job opportunity for Personal Assistant to Autism Berkshire’s CEO

Autism Berkshire has a job vacancy for a Temporary Personal Assistant for our chief executive officer, Jane Stanford-Beale. We are looking for someone with previous experience as a personal assistant who is able to start work as soon as possible, initially on a six-week, full-time temporary contract. The job involves handling correspondence and phone calls,
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Extra time to take part in Reading EHC Plans survey

Reading Borough Council’s Special Educational Needs Team has extended the deadline for children and families living in Reading, who have a finalised Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan, to take part in a survey on the process. The aim of the survey is find out about people’s experiences of going through the EHC Needs Assessment or the
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