Comments on: A Portable Hug for You http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/05/23/a-portable-hug-for-you/ Dr. John Grohol's daily update on all things in psychology and mental health. Since 1999. Sat, 26 May 2012 02:27:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: jackie http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/05/23/a-portable-hug-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-524012 jackie Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:42:57 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2130#comment-524012 We have used a Dreamcatcher Weighted Blankets for our child for the past four years. It has been a huge help in both sleep and calming issues we had. I don't know if a vest would work as weel but the blanket has been great, we couldn't live without it now. The website we last had for them is weightedblanket.net. Hope the information helps other families. We have used a Dreamcatcher Weighted Blankets for our child for the past four years. It has been a huge help in both sleep and calming issues we had. I don’t know if a vest would work as weel but the blanket has been great, we couldn’t live without it now. The website we last had for them is weightedblanket.net.

Hope the information helps other families.

]]> By: Sometimes You Just Need a Hug http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/05/23/a-portable-hug-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-502559 Sometimes You Just Need a Hug Fri, 23 May 2008 22:58:29 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2130#comment-502559 [...] In the back-and-forth about 13-year-old Adam Race, deep pressure was mentioned as a technique to help calm an autistic individual. Animal science professor and author Temple Grandin has frequently noted the calming effects of deep pressure, “type of surface pressure that is exerted in most types of firm touching, holding, stroking, petting of animals, or swaddling.” Grandin invented a “squeeze machine” so she could self-administer deep pressure. Special weighted vests, blankets, and other articles of clothing have also been created. Brian Mullen, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering recently won the $50,000 UMass Amherst Technology Innovation Challenge for a new “self-hugging vest is being developed [...] [...] In the back-and-forth about 13-year-old Adam Race, deep pressure was mentioned as a technique to help calm an autistic individual. Animal science professor and author Temple Grandin has frequently noted the calming effects of deep pressure, “type of surface pressure that is exerted in most types of firm touching, holding, stroking, petting of animals, or swaddling.” Grandin invented a “squeeze machine” so she could self-administer deep pressure. Special weighted vests, blankets, and other articles of clothing have also been created. Brian Mullen, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering recently won the $50,000 UMass Amherst Technology Innovation Challenge for a new “self-hugging vest is being developed [...]

]]> By: Denise Hawkins http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/05/23/a-portable-hug-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-502458 Denise Hawkins Fri, 23 May 2008 19:28:07 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2130#comment-502458 That is so cool. I just hope it doesn't get used by a busy parent instead of the real thing! That is so cool. I just hope it doesn’t get used by a busy parent instead of the real thing!

]]> By: ADHD Report» Blog Archive » A Portable Hug for You http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/05/23/a-portable-hug-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-502397 ADHD Report» Blog Archive » A Portable Hug for You Fri, 23 May 2008 17:36:58 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2130#comment-502397 [...] Rick Nauert, Ph.D.Really interesting read I found today:Initial results of a study with students at UMass Amherst who did not have autism or ADHD showed that participants preferred Mullen’s prototype vest, which applies pressure that feels like a firm hug or swaddling, over the current gold … [...] [...] Rick Nauert, Ph.D.Really interesting read I found today:Initial results of a study with students at UMass Amherst who did not have autism or ADHD showed that participants preferred Mullen’s prototype vest, which applies pressure that feels like a firm hug or swaddling, over the current gold … [...]

]]> By: Ginkgo100 http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/05/23/a-portable-hug-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-502295 Ginkgo100 Fri, 23 May 2008 14:41:28 +0000 http://psychcentral.com/blog/?p=2130#comment-502295 I'd love to get one of these for my son, who has SPD. I’d love to get one of these for my son, who has SPD.

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