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New advice course dates for parents and carers in Wokingham

Autism Berkshire is running two advice courses in Wokingham in the new year to support parents and carers looking after children with autism. The first is a two-day Mental Health First Aid course, on Wednesday, January 25, and Thursday, January 26, at Wokingham Town Hall, in Market Place. The course runs both days from 9am
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Pre-assessment workshops offer support to parents during wait for NHS autism assessments

Families across Berkshire currently face a wait of more than 12 months for an appointment after children are referred for diagnosis of autism spectrum conditions. Due to the length of the CAMHS waiting list, the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group federations in the east and west of Berkshire have contracted Autism Berkshire to help deliver advice
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Workshops for parents and carers still have places available

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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Pre-Assessment workshops in West Berkshire still have places available

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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Pre-assessment workshops now available in Hungerford

Autism Berkshire’s Pre-Assessment Workshop service for parents and carers whose children are waiting for an autism spectrum assessment is expanding, with sessions in Hungerford starting soon. The provision of the free workshops at the Croft Hall in the West Berkshire town builds on sessions launched earlier this year at Calcot, for parents living in the east of the district.
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More advice workshops for parents of teenagers on way

A new series of free workshops to support parents and carers of teenage children with autism spectrum conditions in Berkshire starts later this month. After pilot sessions in Bracknell, Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead earlier this year, we are now able to offer the workshops in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire as well, thanks to
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Sign up for places at our free advice workshops for parents and carers

Autism Berkshire has a busy programme of workshops for parents and carers coming up in September and free places are available for sessions at venues around the county. There are pre-assessment workshops, offering tailored advice for parents and carers with children on the CAMHS waiting list for a diagnostic assessment, in Windsor on Monday, September
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More Family Seminar courses for parents on way

After a successful trial in Slough, we are pleased to announce that we will be offering more free Family Seminar workshops to parents and carers who live in  the Bracknell and Windsor & Maidenhead council areas. The seminars, developed by specialists from the National Autistic Society, will take place in September, October and November at
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West Berkshire pre-assessment workshops set to start

Parents and carers living in West Berkshire can now benefit from our popular pre-assessment workshops. The first of a series of sessions takes place on Monday, June 20, at the Calcot, Theale and Area Children’s Centre, in Curtis Road, Calcot, from 10am to 12.30pm. The workshops offer information for parents and carers of children aged
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New seminars feature in package of tailored advice for parents

Autism Berkshire is about to start offering new Family Seminar courses to provide information, advice and support to families of children and young people with autism spectrum conditions (ASC), including Asperger syndrome. The seminars, which are free of charge, have been developed by specialists from the National Autistic Society. We will be offering three courses:
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