NEON Ireland

10/05/2026

Some of the changes that will be made following McDonalds Wexford reaching out to make changes to help families with additional needs 🌈🍟🦁

09/05/2026

Please join us to raise funds for our school equipment with a fun trivia night in the Loch Gorman Arms, Gorey, on June 18th!
Dm to book a table or text 0879763523

Can’t wait to see you all there!

08/05/2026

Summer camp made with neurodivergent children at its heart but everyone is welcome ❤️

06/05/2026

03/05/2026

A love letter to every parent who has ever cried in a school car park. 💛

You know the one.

You have just dropped your child off. You watched them walk through those doors — maybe reluctantly, maybe in distress, maybe wearing a brave face that you know is costing them everything they have.

And then you sit in the car.

And the tears come.

Because you are exhausted. Not the kind of exhausted that a good night’s sleep fixes. The bone-deep, relentless, never-quite-goes-away kind. The kind that comes from years of fighting — fighting to be heard, fighting to be believed, fighting for assessments and supports and accommodations and understanding that should never have been this hard to get.

You have sat in meetings where your child was described in terms of everything they struggle with, and nothing of who they are. You have been given leaflets when you needed action. You have been told to wait, to try again, to be patient, to consider that perhaps the problem might be at home.

You have gone home and googled things at midnight that broke your heart. You have filled in forms that made you feel like you were itemising your child’s deficits. You have had to hold it together in front of your child all day — every day — and then fallen apart in private when nobody could see.

And still you show up. Every single morning. You pack the bag and do the routine and say the encouraging words and walk them to the door and hold it together just long enough.

And then you sit in the car.

We see you. 💛

We started NEON Ireland because of you — and because of your child. Because no family should have to fight this hard for something as fundamental as the right education. Because the school car park tears should not be a rite of passage for parents of neurodivergent children.

We are building something better. And we would love for you and your child to be part of it.

You are not alone in this. Not anymore. 💛
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02/05/2026

Our school is different.

Traditional school is built on demands.

For children with a PDA profile, demands feel like danger. 💛

It is not behaviour. It is not bad parenting. It is a nervous system doing exactly what it was designed to do — protect itself.

At NEON Ireland, we will never fight a child’s nervous system. We will work with it. 🧠

🌱 Child-led and interest-led learning
💙 Low demand, high trust environment
🎨 No rigid timetables or pressure to perform
💛 Regulation first — always and without exception

PDA children do not need to try harder. They need a school that understands them.

That is exactly what we are building. 💛

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01/05/2026

Exciting news!

We are holding our first summer camp 🥳

The camp will run 9.30am-1.30pm over three days in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

13-15 July and 20-22 July

€100 per child, 20% discount for siblings

Spaces are very limited so booking early is advised!

Ages 6-12 years

Text 0879763523 or email info@neonireland.com to book you space

29/04/2026

Two women. Two very different paths. One very shared mission. 💛

Rachel is a Montessori teacher with nearly 20 years of experience and a published curriculum planning book used across Ireland. Mareike is a licenced occupational therapist with over 20 years of experience specialising in sensory integration and neurodivergent children.

Between us, we have spent decades working with neurodivergent children and their families. We have sat with the parents. We have seen the children. We know the system — its strengths, its gaps, and the places where it fails the children who need it most.

We also know this personally. Because we are not just professionals in this space. We are parents in it too. Parents of neurodivergent children who fell through the gaps. Who did not fit neatly into mainstream education. Whose needs were not seen as significant enough for specialist provision. Who needed something that simply did not exist.
So we decided to build it.

NEON Ireland is the school we wish had been there for our children. A place where regulation comes first. Where the curriculum follows the child. Where neurodiversity is not accommodated — it is the norm. Where every single child who walks through the door is met with the same message.

You belong here. Exactly as you are. 💛
We are just getting started — and we cannot wait to share this journey with you.

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29/04/2026

We are so proud of our OT Club and what it is becoming!
So many strengths celebrated and challenges met head on through play.

Our 2.50 slot is nearing capacity but send us a dm or email if you’d like to enquire about a slot at 3.50 🩷

28/04/2026

OT Club fun!

24/04/2026

At NEON Ireland’s OT Club, this is exactly what we are creating — every single week. 🌱

📅 Every Tuesday · Templeshannon Community Hall, Enniscorthy

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