Success Stories

It’s honestly been amazing. Poppy took to it straight away and understood it was her new place to sleep. She calls it her “den bed” and was asking for “zip up” by the second night. That second night she slept through - which I can count on one hand in nine years! The name “Safespace” really is exactly what it is for her. She seems to really feel secure and settled once she’s zipped in. Bedtime is calmer, there’s far less anxiety around going to sleep and she’s no longer constantly getting up and roaming the house whilst throwing herself around causing herself and others harm. She seems to enjoy the cosy, enclosed feel and will happily climb in herself at bedtime and ask for “light off”. Previously, she would wake me by hitting me in the head, which cannot happen anymore, Now, even if she does wake for hours in the night, she is happy to stay in her Safespace with her Tonie Box and she is calm instead of frantic and distressed. I can listen to her on the monitor and still rest my body in bed while listening out for her, rather than having to be physically up and managing behaviours. That alone has made a huge difference to my own wellbeing. It’s prevented her from getting up in the night and targeting her sleeping siblings, which used to cause a lot of disruption and distress for everyone. It’s also meant that when my other children need me during the night, I can go to them knowing Poppy isn’t going to try to leave her room, escape the house or hurt herself. That peace of mind is huge - we’re not on constant high alert anymore during the night. As a family, we’re all getting more consistent sleep. The other children feel safer and more settled at night knowing I can go to them when they need me. It’s reduced stress across the household and made nights feel much more manageable instead of completely overwhelming. The fitter mentioned that some families struggle to find sheets that stay put on the mattress. I ordered 40cm deep fitted sheets from Amazon and they’ve worked perfectly - they stay put even with a soft mattress topper underneath. These are the ones I purchased if it helps other families - https://amzn.eu/d/0gOHaspF We’re really pleased with how it’s going and are so very grateful for the support. It’s genuinely made such a positive difference to all of us.

The Safespace is still probably my favourite thing we own in the house! Please see a photo of 'E' sleeping soundly on our very much loved Safespace! Many thanks from the 'J' family who are now actually getting some sleep!

We wanted a Safespace to be spacious, airy and full of light. We got exactly that and even if it's early days our boy is very happy, he slept for 12 hours in it the first night!! And we know he will love his Safespace more and more each day because it's not just for sleeping but his own "little" space to play, to relax, to self regulate, for sensory play and the Safespace is just perfect for it all.

The bed is absolutely AMAZING! The 2 guys that came an fitted it were great, they fitted it and then spend time talking to us about how to care for it well, please pass on to their Boss that they went above and beyond. Aspen loves it. He was a little unsure then really really excited and he SLEPT ALL NIGHT! This morning he didn't want to come out. Thank you for being part of our lives for so long, you will always be part of Aspen's story.

I cannot thank you enough. It's wonderful and I'm sure my son is going to get the very best out of his Safespace. Colin and Anthony [Technicians] I couldn't have asked for a better more friendly installation team. Please give them a huge pat on the back they were fantastic. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

We can't express enough how life changing this bed has been for not only Hugo, but us as a family, we thank you for providing this service

I just wanted to let you know how Olivia is getting on in her Safespace. We are honestly all over the moon with it. It's such a calm, relaxing area for Olivia to relax in. Her sleeping is much much better, she has slept through on many occasions (although not every night) but it has improved everyone's sleep. We are able to relax knowing she can't hurt herself in any way. When she does wake up she's quite chilled in there. Thank you to yourself and all of your team for saving us. When I'm in there I don't want to get out, I've even caught the dog in there on a few occasions and she doesn't want to get out either.

This bed is incredible!!!!!! It is simply incredible. Thank you thank you thank you a million times over for everything.

Thank you. Safespace installed 5th September- it’s been brilliant for Elijah thank you, as you can see Elijah loved the new setup :-). We also have a voyager for his sister Grace that’s been a God send too. Keep providing the service you do - it’s hard to get the right equipment, but once we have it, it makes a real difference.

I just want to say a big thank you to all of the Safespaces team. My son Theo loves his bed and it really is his Safespace. He is particularly proud of it and invites family members and friends to visit his new bed when they visit. Theo has always struggled with sleep disturbances, even when he wakes he knows and we know he is safe and comfortable. We were really really impressed with the design process, we were even advised where we could get a temporary bed until Theo's bed was funded. Everyone was so kind and understanding and really understood Theo's needs. The delivery was very quick and the gentlemen who did it were very friendly and professional. Thank you so much we are so grateful. Knowing Theo is safe at night means everything and has made such an impact on our daily life for the better.

I absolutely love the facetime method being able to be at home with my daughter while we had the appointment is perfect. Her Safespace is just how we discussed and even better in person! My daughter (with a tiny persuading from dad and her ipad) sat straight down/inside, it wasn't long before she gave us a little push to leave then she laid straight down snugg as bug! I'm 100% positive she will enjoy bedtime, and even if she wakes I know she will be safe. Thank you and everyone at Safespaces for providing (in my opinion) the most needed item an autistic child needs. I hope many more families find you!

We cannot be more grateful to your company. You gave us so much support and helped us through a difficult few years in getting a suitable bed. [The bed was] the only one that met Alfie's needs and at each point, people from your team gave us advice on who to speak to and steps to take that ultimately led to us getting the bed. Alfie had the best first night in it (and we slept soundly knowing he was safe and well!)