Neurodiversity Champion - The Dry Arch Centre

19/12/2025

🎁🎄🎅 CHRISTMAS CLOSURES 🎁🎄🎅

18/12/2025

I Have Autism. I Want You to Know This at Christmas.

Christmas can look joyful from the outside, but for many autistic children it can feel overwhelming, confusing, and exhausting.

I created this resource to help children and their families gently share what Christmas can be like for them — and what really helps. It’s designed to support understanding from relatives, friends, and the wider family, without a child having to explain themselves again and again. Other diagnoses to follow over the coming days.

This free download includes
– Colour versions (masculine and feminine)
– Printer-friendly versions
– A child-led version where they can draw themselves or add a photo

It’s about making space, reducing pressure, and helping every child feel safer, seen, and understood during the festive season.

Free download — follow instructions in the visual.

11/12/2025

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10/12/2025

✨Reminder for the Sensory Santa event in Dungiven tomorrow✨
See you there 🎅🏼🧑🏻‍🎄🎄

🎅 SENSORY SANTA EXPERIENCE - FREE EVENT 🎅

Dungiven Event Booking: https://bit.ly/SensorySantaDungiven

Limavady Event Booking: https://bit.ly/SensorySantaLimavady

Big crowds, bright lights, and loud sounds can make Christmas overwhelming for some children. That’s why, 3 years ago, we created a Sensory Sensitive Christmas Experience—a peaceful, magical visit with Sensory Santa and his silent elf family, tailored for neurodiverse and sensory-sensitive children.
We are delighted to be providing this experience once again this year, in both our Limavady and Dungiven Centres.

09/12/2025

Join us this Saturday at the Foyle Valley Railway Museum for our Santa Express experience. This is an open event for everyone to come along and enjoy the magic of Christmas🎅🎄

07/12/2025

✨ Tomorrow at 10am in Dry Arch Centre, Roe Valley Hospital site ✨

🌟 Supporting Neurodivergent Children at Christmas Time 🌟

We know the festive season can bring extra challenges for neurodivergent children — and for parents too🎄💛

Join us on Monday 8th December, 10–11am at the Dry Arch Centre (Roe Valley Hospital site) for an informal, friendly session where parents and guardians can:
✨ Share experiences
✨ Chat with others who get it
✨ Pick up supportive strategies and gentle ideas to help make Christmas a little smoother

No pressure, no judgement — just a relaxed space to connect and learn together.
For more info, email: colleen.odonnell@dryarchcentre.co.uk

We’d love to see you there 💬🤗

04/12/2025

✨ Dry Arch Children’s Centre Playgroup Open Night ✨

02/12/2025

🎄Christmas Craft Workshop🎄
Parents and Carers are warmly invited to the Dry Arch Childrens Centre Dungiven for our 'Christmas Craft Workshop'-an enjoyable morning of crafting, creativity and holiday cheer.
There will be a crèche available but spaces are limited. For more information, to register with us or to book a place contact Caroline.OKane@dryarchcentre.co.uk or call Caroline on 07850 204627 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.00pm)

27/11/2025

🌟🎅🏼Spaces available in Dungiven🎅🏼🌟

Limavady event is sold out‼️

🎅 SENSORY SANTA EXPERIENCE - FREE EVENT 🎅

Dungiven Event Booking: https://bit.ly/SensorySantaDungiven

Limavady Event Booking: https://bit.ly/SensorySantaLimavady

Big crowds, bright lights, and loud sounds can make Christmas overwhelming for some children. That’s why, 3 years ago, we created a Sensory Sensitive Christmas Experience—a peaceful, magical visit with Sensory Santa and his silent elf family, tailored for neurodiverse and sensory-sensitive children.
We are delighted to be providing this experience once again this year, in both our Limavady and Dungiven Centres.

27/11/2025

✨Back by popular demand!✨
Our Hear Me, See Me, Know Me workshop returns to support parents of children who are being assessed or are diagnosed as autistic
Delivered by Speech & Language Therapist Elaine McGreevy from Access Communication Ltd.
📞To book your place call 0808 8020 400

27/11/2025

🌟 Supporting Neurodivergent Children at Christmas Time 🌟

We know the festive season can bring extra challenges for neurodivergent children — and for parents too🎄💛

Join us on Monday 8th December, 10–11am at the Dry Arch Centre (Roe Valley Hospital site) for an informal, friendly session where parents and guardians can:
✨ Share experiences
✨ Chat with others who get it
✨ Pick up supportive strategies and gentle ideas to help make Christmas a little smoother

No pressure, no judgement — just a relaxed space to connect and learn together.
For more info, email: colleen.odonnell@dryarchcentre.co.uk

We’d love to see you there 💬🤗

26/11/2025

🎄Christmas Craft Workshop🎄
Parents and Carers are warmly invited to the Dry Arch Childrens Centre Dungiven for our 'Christmas craft workshop'-an enjoyable morning of crafting, creativity and holiday cheer.

There will be a crèche available but spaces are limited. For more information, to register with us or to book a place contact caroline.okane@dryarchcentre.co.uk or call Caroline on 07850204627