Deep Body Pressure

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I like to receive deep body pressure about 3 to 4 times a week. I’m lucky if I get it 1 or 2 times. If I don’t get a squeeze often enough, I get fussy. Not everyone can do it for me though. For instance, I cannot have my mom do it, even though I know her. My ex-boyfriend used to do it all the time and after we broke up, he couldn’t understand that it wasn’t a sexual thing...I just needed it to go on about my week.

It makes me happy and relaxed. I feel a little more social and friendly afterwards. This feeling can last for up to 2 days sometimes.

I’ve recently been seeing this guy who I’m pretty sure has Asperger’s (and he doesn’t know it). He is very receptive to deep body pressure and will also give it to me if I ask him to. I'm 5'4/120 lbs (163 cm/8.5 stones) and he's 6'1/195 lbs (185 cm/13.9 stones) and he lifts weights (like me) so he's pretty strong. It's very satisfying. We’re still working out how to do it the best way, but we’re getting there. It's hard for me to return the pressure with a squeeze like his (due to the fact that he’s so much bigger than I am) so I have to be pretty creative. Anyway, I don't think anyone really has done this for him. I know that when I get deep body pressure, I'll be okay for a few days and then I need another "fix." He seems the same way too. He calls me up every other day for it now. Good thing I get something out of it! The first time I did it for him (it was experimental to see if he responded like I thought he would), he had to get over the original sensory overload of being that close but then his whole body relaxed and then there was a big smile on his face. He looked at me right in the eyes and with a facial expression too. He still keeps asking me why he likes that so much. I really don't know what to tell him. It's like a whole new thing for him.

What I'd Like to Know
It’s very interesting to see how another person responds to something like this. Does anyone else ever give another person on the spectrum deep pressure? For those who like to get it, how do you prefer it to be administered? I’m looking for better ways to give him that deep body pressure that he so enjoys so I can keep getting mine. I know some massage basics and that’s what I’ve been using so far.

I like giving massages (and have been told I have "magic hands" once or twice), but curiously I do not particularly like receiving them. Also, the pressure from spa jets makes me really itchy and uncomfortable. I probably would not enjoy receiving deep body pressure.

You might enjoy Bowen Therapy massages, and maybe SOT-method chiropractic. They are supposed to have health benefits but I do not know if that is true. Probably just do it if it feels good.

What do you mean by "deep pressure?" Where is this pressure delivered?

Deep pressure, it is pressure delivered below the skin. First you inject an anesthetic into the area. Then you use a special flesh drill to drill a narrow hole into the skin. Then you insert a tube into the hole. The other end of the tube is connected to a plastic bladder containing a sterile saline solution. You squeeze the bladder to force the saline solution into the hole in the flesh, creating deep pressure !

I realy like deep pressure but do not like to be touched I main get from weighted blankets and pillows

I have a massage therapist.

I love deep pressure. I'm told I give it very well too.

I can take or leave deep pressure. I don't have a desire for it. I like light sensation. I also tend to like my clothing loose.

I don't like to be hugged, either, nor do I like to kiss anyone. I think that has more to do with emotional distance, though. I like pain to some degree, but nothing seriously harmful. I do not like to get close to people, nor do I like them getting close to me. I can't see myself in a relationship. I can do a handshake, but I don't like to have my hands squeezed tightly. I guess, overall, if I think about, I don't like deep pressure, but there are some instances where I enjoy pain.

- Ray M -

I think I would love to receive deep pleasure if someone was willing to give it to me. Oops, I mean pressure.

I haven't had it done it to me by another person before, but I know I get really sore and end up with aches all over my body if I don't massage myself a bit every couple of days. Sometimes I take pills to rid myself of them. Like right now.

I'm not entirely sure what deep pressure is , is it painful?

Some people on the autistic spectrum enjoy (are comforted/calmed by) sensations of deep pressure - as opposed to a light touch. It could range from a good firm hug or massage to lying under "props" such as heavy (even specially-made weighted) blankets to get an all-over sensation of pressure. It's not about pain. Some severely autistic children are soothed by being wrapped very tightly in blankets, and I understand there are devices of some kind made specifically to create deep pressure but I personally haven't seen them.

As for me, I have wonderfully heavy cushions on the back of my sofa. I can just lie down on the sofa and pull them over on top of me or wedge an arm or a leg under them while watching television. I don't mind if a kid lies on top of the cushion too.

Who believes all that stuff about deep pressure being especially good for people with AS and autism? I don't know many people who would refuse a good massage.

I don't think anyone said deep pressure is "good for" people on the autistic spectrum. But it's been observed that people with various neurological disorders, autism especially, tend to seek it out.

Sure, a lot of people enjoy a good massage, but how many people do you know who would beg their sibblings to sit on top of them for lengths of time or who lie underneath bed mattresses and other furniture just to feel the weight on top of them? This kind of thing is less typical in AS but fairly commin in autism.

Temple Grandin developed what she called a squeeze machine for this purpose. Here's a link to a great article she wrote describing the machine and explaining the deep pressure issue.

http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html

I think it is good for people with AS and Autism. When ever I get a big squeeze, I am more social, friendly, and happy. It's like it releases something in my brain that gets me a little more at peace with the world.

I enjoy certain types of pain too. I don't know what that's all about but I think it's related to my stims. I don't get the same happy relaxed feeling as I do with pressure.

I'd really like to be laced up in a corset. Not only for the visual appeal (for the guys, I guess), but also for the tightness of it. How nice that would be!

I like deep pressure, but it depends on the source of it. For instance, I don't really enjoy massages. The feeling of someone's hands rubbing up and down my back doesn't really appeal to me. However, I totally enjoy hugs. I find them really comfortable, as long as they're not too weak. Cuddling is nice too, although I end up fidgeting a little.

The squeeze machine seems very excessive.

Is "deep pressue" really any different than a regular massage?