The NDI garden - rainbow canopy, sensory planting and the hobbit nook

Camps and Groups

Movement, play and belonging for neurodivergent children. Camp weeks in the holidays, weekly groups through the term.

Where it happens

Our space at NDI

Our large hall with movement equipment and creative play stations

The Gym

One large, flexible space for movement, play, and group activities.

Our courtyard garden with sensory planting, outdoor exploration and the hobbit nook

The Courtyard Garden

Sensory planting, outdoor exploration and the hobbit nook.

Our camps and groups give neurodivergent children a fun, child-led, neuroaffirming environment where they are free to explore, play, create, and connect in ways that feel right for them. Designed to honour each child's fluctuating capacity, there is no pressure to participate in any particular activity - children are supported to follow their interests, take breaks when needed, and engage at their own pace.

Sessions include a variety of activities such as messy play, water play, arts and crafts, face painting, sensory experiences, access to a sensory garden, and gross motor play areas. Occupational therapists and support staff are on site throughout, creating a safe, supportive environment where children can feel understood, accepted, and celebrated for who they are.

Above all, our sessions are about having fun, building connection, and creating opportunities for children to experience joy, autonomy, and belonging.

What are NDI's Regulation: Communication groups?

Regulation: Communication groups are NDI's weekly term-time groups for neurodivergent children, led by occupational therapists and speech and language therapists at our sensory centre in Sandymount, Dublin 4. Each group is child-led: children can use every activity in the space, from messy play to the sensory garden, and there is no pressure to take part.

Find a place

Book a place

Our highly popular NDI groups have returned! Our groups are now OT and SLT-led so have a shiny new name - Regulation: Communication! They are the same fun, child-led groups that you all know and love. Every group will have access to all of our activities & nothing is off limits!

Choose a day to see what is running. Places are limited - if a session is full you can join the waitlist, or email register@neurodiversityireland.com to register your interest.

Places may become available. Families sometimes need to cancel.

Choose a day

The evidence

The play behind our camps

Our camps and groups run in the same child-led, sensory-rich environment as our Sensory Centre - with climbing, jumping, mess and water available by design. These position papers explain why, and how we manage the real risks. Tap to read here, or download a copy.

Movement as Medicine: The Evidence for Jumping and Climbing

Why our Sensory Centre provides climbing, jumping and elevated play, and how the risk is managed. Covers the vestibular and proprioceptive science, connective tissue hypermobility, the safety evidence, and NDI's risk-benefit framework, grounded in Tusla guidance and children's rights law.

Neurodiversity Ireland, June 2026

Mess, Water and Meaning: The Evidence for Messy Play and Water Play

Why our Sensory Centre arranges messy play and water play as part of the environment, not on request, and how the real risks are managed. Covers tactile processing, interoception, the regulatory properties of water, the genuine risks and their management, and why restriction is the bigger risk.

Neurodiversity Ireland, July 2026

Questions about our camps or groups?

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