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Have you tried this to relax and calm kids with autism?

londonderryair

Recently my son had a meltdown and I decided to give compression vests a try to see if they might help with his needs.

One was recommended to me by his therapist by autisticvest . com they sent it fast

he put it on and I noticed that he started to feel relaxed and happy.

After a few min I asked him how he liked his new vest , now my son is not verbal

just a few words now and then so when he responded I was shocked.

his response..." I love it"   if you are having problems with autistic child or even autistic adult who needs an extra bit of help to feel secure try this vest it works on the sensory nerves to calm down nervous behavior.

a must for traveling in car!

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    "Current research indicates that vests are an ineffective treatment for autism and ADHD." according to http://www.bundoo.com/articles/do-children-with-autism-need-a-special-vest/

    My first reaction to this post was that it sounded like an advert. However, I shouldn't jump to conclusions so I haven't flagged it to the moderators.

    It seems to me that there may be a strong placebo effect with this. The vest is "special" and involves the child getting extra, special attention so I can see that a child may react positively. Not sure how you would do a double-blind randomised trial with something like this!

    Personally I would perhaps just do the hugging of my own child myself?

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  • Former Member
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    "Current research indicates that vests are an ineffective treatment for autism and ADHD." according to http://www.bundoo.com/articles/do-children-with-autism-need-a-special-vest/

    My first reaction to this post was that it sounded like an advert. However, I shouldn't jump to conclusions so I haven't flagged it to the moderators.

    It seems to me that there may be a strong placebo effect with this. The vest is "special" and involves the child getting extra, special attention so I can see that a child may react positively. Not sure how you would do a double-blind randomised trial with something like this!

    Personally I would perhaps just do the hugging of my own child myself?

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