Saturday 26th January 2019 10am - 4pm
The Lounge, Park United Reformed Church, Palmer Park Avenue, Reading, RG6 1DN
Price £75. Earlybird booked by Friday 11th January £65
Venue information  compare and contrast the venues
The Quaker Meeting House has level access and is a 10 minute walk from Reading station and has lots of places to buy lunch nearby but parking near the venue is expensive.
Park United Reformed Church has adjacent free parking and is next to a park. It is a bus ride or longish walk from the station and the room is upstairs with no lift access. There is a more limited choice of places to buy lunch - basically a good Indian restaurant and a cafe in the local parade of shops.
You are welcome to bring your own lunch to either venue.  Teas coffee and biscuits are provided.
“It was very informative and I found the experiential component particularly interesting inconveying some experience of issues facing autistic people.  It also helped to really highlight the diversity that exists between autistic individuals.
I found the mixed group worked really well for me offering a diverse range of experience and perspective.  I learnt from autistic members of the group why eye contact can be avoided during social interaction in order to maintain focus on the conversation – additionally how much I rely on non-verbal cues in conversation.” 

“I found the mix of participants very helpful.  The day flew by and I found it very interesting and thought provoking”
 Therapists

“Very interesting, lots of examples to which I could relate. Very useful to talk to others, both similar to my situation and counsellors/parents.  It is useful to pick up that one can go through life and not even suspect autism, until a problem or series of problems highlights particular traits “

“Thank you for a very interesting day on Saturday.  For me, I think the most beneficial thing was the quotes from autistic individuals.   The more of these accounts I hear, the more I find to identify with and the more accepting I can be of my autism.”
Autistic Adults

“I like the mix of the group.  Especially adult autistics to know that a young child can live a normal lif"Many thanks for the excellent day on Saturday.  I came away so hopeful for my son and encouraged for the seemingly increasing numbers of autistic people who are having to live in a (currently) NT-dominated world.  The key has to be understanding and you have definitely moved me – and others on the course too I am sure – on.  So a big thank you!" 
Parents
Participants on courses at Reading  Voluntary Action February and March 2015

"Throughout my whole life, through undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, I have had years of learning but this one day training has helped me more than the modules I have been taught.  I can say this training is excellent, innovative and really helps you understand autism."  Therapist Brit School September 2014

"More about making us think than just presenting information"
Teacher UTC September 2013

"Caroline’s training really brought the true issue of adult autism to light. She delivered the training from not only a position of clinical knowledge but of personal knowledge. This perspective is unique and added a dimension to the training that I have not found in many other training sessions I have attended.  A must for any clinical professional working with people or for anyone who is in a helping profession. Delivered in a clear, simple yet effective way, I left feeling the training with added skills and different perspective. It really did make the case, Autism Matters! "   Naomi Mwasambili. Managing Director. Community Therapies and Training Service  SSE  London 2013

"I want to email you soon to fully thank you for the training you did as it has completely changed my life and made everything so clear. I am now flying with my project which in a large part is down to you."
Robert  Elias SSE  London 2013

"Very enlightening training- definitely made me see the difficulties people in the autistic spectrum in a much clearer light.  The presenters personal experience and delivery of the information also convinced me of the importance of delving deeper into the underlying challenges that people on the spectrum might face in order to properly support this population”   Trainee psychologist Lothlorien Corsock 2011