"Hug vest" machine created for autistics / ADHD

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31 Aug 2007, 11:04 am

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

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31 Aug 2007, 11:06 am

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

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31 Aug 2007, 11:08 am

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

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31 Aug 2007, 4:29 pm

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

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01 Sep 2007, 3:34 am

that would be good to me :lol:

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01 Sep 2007, 4:26 am

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.

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28 Mar 2012, 4:01 pm

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.

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28 Mar 2012, 5:41 pm

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.

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28 Mar 2012, 6:11 pm

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.

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28 Mar 2012, 8:28 pm

pensieve wrote:

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.

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28 Mar 2012, 9:24 pm

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

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28 Mar 2012, 9:44 pm

pensieve wrote:

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 can not either....

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

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28 Mar 2012, 10:17 pm

I want to get myself a hug vest.

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28 Mar 2012, 10:53 pm

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

lilbuddah wrote:

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.

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28 Mar 2012, 10:59 pm

Ragtime wrote:

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

How do i find this vest?

Give a proper link or don't bother.

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28 Mar 2012, 11:01 pm

TechnoDog wrote:

pensieve wrote:

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 can not either....

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

Now THAT IS A PROPER LINK!! !

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