SameAcresfind your flockA calm community for neurodivergent families
Different paths.
Same flock.
SameAcres is your free, safe landing space to build your support network. Match with nearby families navigating autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, and more. Coordinate zero-stress playdates and unlock a living map of sensory-safe places where your child is celebrated, not just tolerated.
Total privacy. Your exact location is always hidden, keeping your family safe and connection simple.
You're not the only one.
The parents who truly get it are already here, right on your doorstep, waiting for you to find them.
Places, recommended by parents like you
Days out that actually work for SEN children.
SameAcres features venues that actively accommodate SEN needs, from low-lit rooms to sensory spaces and understanding staff. While we find the places that support your family, parents can add their own trusted recommendations and firsthand notes. No guesswork. No hoping. Just the details you need to step out with confidence.
- Parent-recommended. Real reviews from families walking the same path.
- Sorted by what's nearest. Filter by sensory room, quiet hour, SEND-trained staff, wheelchair access and more.
- Suggest a playdate. Connect and play with confidence. Find other families who truly understand your journey, share similar needs, and easily organise stress-free playdates.
The Quiet Hour Café
2 milesDidsbury, Manchester
Recommended by 12 SEN parents
Fledglings Soft Play
4 milesChorlton, Manchester
Recommended by 27 SEN parents
Woodland Trail — Delamere
14 milesCheshire
Recommended by 8 SEN parents
The Flock Map
See your flock, not your street.
A stylised radar of parents around you, friends in turquoise and new families in orange. We never show your home, postcode or an exact pin, only a broad distance band, never closer than 3 miles. Zoom out to spot families up to 200 miles away.
My Inner Flock
Connected families you've added as friends
Local Verified Emails
Verified parents you haven't connected with yet
3-mile privacy floor. The tightest band we ever show about another parent is "about 3 miles away" and inside that floor we don't show a compass direction either.
Sarah
About 3 milesParent to 7yo, sensory-avoidant
How it works
Four stress free ways SameAcres helps.
Built around the real wins, like finding a local connection, a sensory-safe space, or another parent who just gets it.
See your flock on the map
A stylised radar of verified parents nearby. Friends show in turquoise, new families in orange — always a broad distance band, never closer than 3 miles, never a pin on your home.
Sign up to open the mapPlaces that actually work
Sensory-friendly cafés, cinemas, soft plays and parks, each explaining why it suits neurodiverse families, sorted by what's nearest you.
Sign up to browse placesTalk to parents who get it
Join local Circles for honest Q&A on schools, EHCPs, diagnoses and the small wins. No algorithm, no judgement, just other parents.
Sign up to join a CircleMessage, plan, breathe
Every adult verifies their email to earn a Verified Email badge before messaging unlocks. DM a family, suggest a place from your list, and plan low-pressure meetups when you're both up for it.
Sign up to message a parent
Safe, by design
A secure roost for everyone. Messaging unlocks only after parent verification. No precise coordinates are ever shared, just broad local areas. You decide what to share, and when.
A caught breath
"For the first time, I'm talking to someone who just gets it and we've got a Saturday planned somewhere she'll actually enjoy."
What it feels like
Less alone. Less on-guard.
Somewhere to breathe.
Parents who already know. Places that already work. A week that finally feels a little lighter because you're not the only one figuring this out anymore.
You don't have to fly this alone.
Three minutes to set up your family. The rest of the flock is already waiting.
Create your family - it's free