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Amazing! :)
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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 |
Jan,
I thought of "swaddling" immediately, myself. That's exactly what he does for himself. |
MJ- What a wonderful quilt you have created for him. I am sure he enjoys it immensely. :)
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how special
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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.
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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. |
what an awsome project!
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Very interesting information and a nice quilt for him.
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