Other research Grandin discusses concerning deep touch pressure therapy (DTPT) applies more broadly to "neurotypical" folks as much as those with autism spectrum disorders. We've long known that ...

The Squease Vest is an inflatable vest which, it's claimed, can help to alleviate anxiety through deep body pressure. The vest, which will be launched to the public this week at the Autism Show at ...

Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel “deep-pressure” vest developed by Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The vest, which can also be ...

According to a very small 2017 study, deep pressure helps reduce stress and anxiety and improve school performance in children with ASD. The study defines deep pressure as the sensation of being ...

Weighted blankets work similarly to a technique called deep pressure stimulation (DPS ... Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can experience severe sleeping difficulties.

The study of deep pressure as a calming mechanism was first inspired by Temple Grandin’s hug machine. Grandin, who had high functioning autism, observed that cattle calmed down in squeeze shoots ...

Research suggests weighted blankets may benefit people with anxiety, autism, and insomnia ... risks of using these therapeutic blankets. Deep pressure stimulation can come from other garments ...

[7 Bizarre Drug Side Effects] Studies on other types of deep pressure in neurotypical adults (who are not on the autism spectrum and without mental illness) are fairly rare, but those that have ...