{"id":1353,"date":"2024-05-07T11:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/?page_id=1353"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:10:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:10:46","slug":"what-we-do","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/support-and-training\/wellbeing-hub-2\/what-we-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1353\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1353-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1353-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1353-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/?page_id=1432\">Wellbeing Hub<\/a> &gt; What We Do<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-1353-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1353-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1353-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/?page_id=1520\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2025\/11\/mum-with-daughter3-272x182.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-2257  attachment-225x150 size-225x150\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2025\/11\/mum-with-daughter3-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2025\/11\/mum-with-daughter3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2025\/11\/mum-with-daughter3.jpg 318w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"panel-1353-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Support and Training<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Wellbeing Hub delivers of a number of co-produced and neurodiversity-affirming activities that support autistic young people and their families to lead their best lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-1353-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1353-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/news-events\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/autism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/241\/2024\/02\/andrei-stratu-kcJsQ3PJrYU-unsplash-272x182.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-1463  attachment-225x150 size-225x150\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" title=\"Andrei Stratu, licensed under Unsplash\" 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