"Hug vest" machine created for autistics / ADHD

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http://www.israel21c.com/bin/en.jsp?enDispWho=Articles%5El1711&enPage=BlankPage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enVersion=0&enZone=Health&

seems cool. i'd probably wear one when i was sleeping

Wow, that's really cool. I wonder how much it costs. It's gotta be pretty expensive, with the biofeedback option.

At least it doesn't look as intimidating as Temple Grandin's' Hug Machine.

that would be good to me

I have some issues with anxiety(an example would be around a crowd of people), although not hyperactivity. But it feels strange when I am here sometimes, because of the many different people on these forums, to explain myself normal and within the range of functional.

Anyway, about the vest:

I think that it looks like a good therapy and not an expression of the overwhelming amount of fads/pop-culture out there.

Fun. I buy a squeeze vest. I cost me about 260 euro's. Probaly i get the vest on monday. I can not wait untill i try it.

Huh, that must be like a portable pothole. I can't say I like the idea of my clothes giving me a hug, in fact the idea in itself sounds sort of creepy. This sounds like a case of engineers trying to solve problems that don't need solving. I don't want to be hugged by an inanimate object as much as I do a person.

I can't see the link but I think it has to do with deep pressure which is what I need to calm down and sleep. I have a heavy tiger blanket for that.

I laughed when I read this because I have a heavy tiger blanket, too! I was just thinking last night about how much I liked the weight of it even though I've been using it for over 30 years (during the winter, anyway!). Not that I need it to calm down, but it is quite comforting.

I prefer wrapping myself in a blanket. Having my arms and legs dangling out of the vest wouldn't feel very good.

I can not either....

Is this it:- ? http://biohug.com/the-product/

I want to get myself a hug vest.

That looks so cool. It also looks like it'll be too expensive though .

Deep pressure actually does do a lot for many of us, even when its not coming from a person. Weighted blankets seem to be the most common usage, but I can say for myself, the effect is huge. It's calming in both the short term in the long term.

I prefer a blanket, but blankets can't be used everywhere, especially not when they're 24 lbs.

At the moment I have a weighted blanket (24 lbs, queen sized), and a compression shirt that I just got and am liking. I'm thinking of making myself a weighted vest too.

How do i find this vest?
Give a proper link or don't bother.

Now THAT IS A PROPER LINK!! !