Originally Posted by
justme CA
My autistic great grandson loves the weighted blanket and rolls up in it when he feels stressed. I made it about two years ago and the nine year old still enjoys it. It helps him calm down and comforts him. I am so glad I made it. I would never think of using it on a bed though it's too heavy and awkward.
I was just thinking as I read this about being heavy and over heating a child if used on their bed. My son is autistic (32 years old) and I know he doesn't understand about getting hot under covers. I am very careful about how much cover I put on his bed because I noticed years ago that he had a constant heat rash on the back of his neck and realized, with some observations, that if he got hot he didn't throw off his covers. I wish I had known years ago about this weighted blanket therapy I'm not sure if my son is too old now for this.