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Register for Berkshire West Autism & ADHD service spring and summer support
Parents and carers can now request places for the spring and summer programme of workshops and courses being delivered by Autism Berkshire and Parenting Special Children for the Berkshire West Autism & ADHD Support Service.
And there will be a social interaction skills group course for autistic and ADHD children aged 11 to 16 (ie school year groups 7 to 11) who are in mainstream education.
The workshops and courses are available to families who are registered with a GP surgery that is part of the Berkshire West CCG (which serves Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire) whose children have an autism and/or ADHD diagnosis or are on the NHS waiting list for a Berkshire CAMHS autism assessment for autism and/or ADHD.
Click here for a list of the CCG’s surgeries.
Four of the workshops are suitable for families of autistic children and/or children with ADHD, looking at emotional regulation, sleep difficulties, food refusal and the transition to adulthood.
The full workshop programme provided by Autism Berkshire is as follows:
Friday, May 21: Understanding Autism, 10am to 11.30am.
Friday, May 28: Food Refusal for Autism & ADHD, 10am to 11.30am.
Fridays June 11 and June 18: Meeting Sensory Needs Parts 1 and 2, 10am to 11.30am.
Fridays June 25 and July 2: Managing Anger Parts 1 and 2, 10am to 11.30am.
Friday, July 9, Emotional Regulation for Autism & ADHD, 10am to 11.30am.
Date to be confirmed: Autism in Girls.
Click here for more information about these workshops.
REFRENCES https://www.autismberkshire.org.uk/otherevents/online-understanding-your-benefits-rights-workshop-dla-4/