be good fits for people with autism spectrum disorder and more. But how do weighted vests and jackets that stay glued to your body compare? Sanam Hafeez is a neuropsychologist based in New York.

Many kids and adults with Autism wear weighted vests to help them feel grounded and to put them at ease, but the typical vests they get are bulky and cumbersome. Harrington pulled out her sewing ...

Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief ... over the current gold standard weighted vest. Mullen’s prototype has several advantages over weighted or elastic garments and ...

Since individuals with autism are more sensitive to light, sound and touch, many wear weighted vests to provide a sense of comfort and security. Nesel Pack's founders kept that in mind ...

Research suggests weighted blankets may benefit people with anxiety, autism, and insomnia ... such as weighted vests. One 2019 study also reported psychiatric assistance dogs often provide ...

The vest, which will be launched to the public this week at the Autism Show at London’s ExCel ... While heavily weighted clothes, therapy blankets and swaddle-like wraps are significantly ...

Children with autism are especially prone to sleep problems ... researchers randomly assigned kids with ADHD to wear a weighted vest or not; they found that the vests were linked with improvements ...

Weighted blankets and vests have been used in occupational therapy for years to help children who have autism or similar disorders. Holly Bahme-Lytle, the founder and executive director of the ...

Kids with autism experience the world differently ... benefits from firm pressure (weighted vests and blankets, being held tightly by someone he trusts) and loves to jump up and down.

Babies' bodies are still developing, critics say, and the added heft of weighted clothing could make it ... Some people with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have been treated ...

AP A study on 120 people with insomnia found that the weighted blankets helped them sleep better compared to a light blanket. Another study on 67 children with autism found the weighted blanket ...