Great-nephew's therapy quilt, thank you for the help
01-29-2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by purplemem
In Autism (as I understand it), they have a sensory perception problem in that they feel overwhelmed with too much stimulation. What calms them is to be closed up. With a weighted quilt, they cover up and cocoon. The weight calms them.
Makes one wonder if swaddling babies didn't have a better effect on them than we realized.
Also, as an old/retired birthworker, it makes me wonder how detrimental our current policy of induced labor and, subsequent all too often, surgical birth -- with it's abrupt wrenching of baby into the cold, overly bright, loud, brisk environment of the operating room -- is on tiny, sensitive newborns.
I'm just saying.....
Jan in VA
01-29-2011, 08:47 PM
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Really pretty! My daughter has been considering a weighted quilt for my DGS. So far he has been doing fairly well with fleece &/or a silky feel sleeping bag, as for him it seems to be more of a texture thing than the weight.
01-29-2011, 09:00 PM
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Lovely quilt and great idea about the weights. I've read a few of Temple Grandin's books and she uses a "squeeze machine" to induce the closed up feel and calming effect.
Temple is a great read BTW. I started reading her for her work/insight into animal behavior, plus she's a friend of a friend.
Temple is a great read BTW. I started reading her for her work/insight into animal behavior, plus she's a friend of a friend.
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