Comments on: Personal Pillow http://faqautism.com/2008/06/personal-pillow/ a resource for practical ideas Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:28:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: cathy http://faqautism.com/2008/06/personal-pillow/#comment-227 cathy Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:42:45 +0000 http://faqautism.com/?p=623#comment-227 Hello, Dave. Thanks for your input about stories from family members of youngsters with autism. Textures and touch are HUGE issues for individuals with autism. Some are ultra-sensitive to touch, and others crave deep pressure. Some people with autism will only allow smooth textures, to the point of needing to wear clothing with no tags or seams or buttons. They can only hold items that are very soft and smooth - without fur or any texture. In contrast, many individuals with autism love rough and bumpy textures. There are many textured products designed for people with autism, and occupational therapists actually develop "sensory diets" to fulfill, in part, that craving for pressure and contact. Sometimes the desire for deep pressure can actually lead to harm when a person presses items or bites their fingers or pushes on their eyes or hits their ears. The The topic of textures, touch, and pressure as related to autism is a heavily discussed and researched topic. The most prevalent finding is that the needs and preferences of each person are unique and often VERY different from other people. Send me an e-mail and I can point you to some of the resources. talk@FAQautism.com + Cathy Knoll http://FAQautism.com Hello, Dave. Thanks for your input about stories from family members of youngsters with autism. Textures and touch are HUGE issues for individuals with autism. Some are ultra-sensitive to touch, and others crave deep pressure. Some people with autism will only allow smooth textures, to the point of needing to wear clothing with no tags or seams or buttons. They can only hold items that are very soft and smooth – without fur or any texture. In contrast, many individuals with autism love rough and bumpy textures. There are many textured products designed for people with autism, and occupational therapists actually develop “sensory diets” to fulfill, in part, that craving for pressure and contact. Sometimes the desire for deep pressure can actually lead to harm when a person presses items or bites their fingers or pushes on their eyes or hits their ears. The The topic of textures, touch, and pressure as related to autism is a heavily discussed and researched topic. The most prevalent finding is that the needs and preferences of each person are unique and often VERY different from other people. Send me an e-mail and I can point you to some of the resources. talk@FAQautism.com

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]]> By: Dave Karpowicz http://faqautism.com/2008/06/personal-pillow/#comment-226 Dave Karpowicz Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:12:00 +0000 http://faqautism.com/?p=623#comment-226 From time to time when I work at my wife's store (AnitasPillowPets) a customer comes in and shares a story of how the autistic child in their home is atracted to the texture of their Pillow Pet. I bring this product to the attention to the readers at this time, because the whole Pillow Pet goes into the wash at the same time, thus eliminating the problem of new pillow cases. On another matter, does anyone have experience, know of studies or blogs on the effect of texture and touch with autistic kids? I see where food texture is being discussed with some regularity. Dave From time to time when I work at my wife’s store (AnitasPillowPets) a customer comes in and shares a story of how the autistic child in their home is atracted to the texture of their Pillow Pet.

I bring this product to the attention to the readers at this time, because the whole Pillow Pet goes into the wash at the same time, thus eliminating the problem of new pillow cases.

On another matter, does anyone have experience, know of studies or blogs on the effect of texture and touch with autistic kids? I see where food texture is being discussed with some regularity.

Dave

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