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This year our walk takes place on March 22nd. It is a 14 km hike up Djouce and down again to Crone Woods.

Entry is €50 and OPEN TO ALL but there is no fee for Open Spectrum Young People.    

To BOOK see our Events to Book page here on website

To DONATE see QR Code below or our page on idonate.ie

Open Spectrum Dance classes recognised by Golden Dance Awards Ireland

Open Spectrum Dance classes for children with Autism wins 2 awards at the inaugural Golden Dance Awards Ireland hosted at the Castleknock Hotel on Saturday 13th September 2025.

Dance Coordinator Aideen Cullen won Dance Parent for her efforts organising weekly classes and Shauna Coffey won Dance Teacher for Inclusion & Disability.

Congratulations to both Aideen & Shauna and all who participate in our dance classes!

Open Spectrum has just been granted €8,000 from the Toy Show Fund (Community Foundation of Ireland) to subsidise our art therapy classes with Kate Hoey under the Creativity strand of funding.  We are thrilled and hoping to expand access to these classes!

Open Spectrum is a membership club but membership is free and open to any child or young person up to and including the age of 30 who has a diagnosis of ASD or similar. Prior to booking any activity online you must be a registered member of open spectrum . To register you will need to fill in our online registration form . Once you have registered , our secretary will approve your membership . This can take a day or two .

Please note that we are all volunteers and we will endeavour to complete this process as soon as possible . Once you are approved you will be allowed access to bookings. It is essential to book before turning up as numbers are always limited. All activities operate on a first come first serve basis and part payments or refunds are not possible .