How to Make a Weighted Blanket

Great link that shows step by step how to do the blanket and I embedded the video that explains it as well. These blankets work really well, and deliver some wonderful sensory feedback. Try it out~


Weighted blankets are used to help comfort people and promote relaxation. For people who have autism, sensitivities to touch, Restless Leg Syndrome, or mood disorders, a weighted blanket provides deep pressure and relaxing sensory stimulation. Weighted blankets can also help relax hyperactive people or traumatized people in distress. This article explains how to make a weighted blanket.



http://m.wikihow.com/Make-a-Weighted-Blanket




Another great site that talks about the use of weighted blankets:

"Children or adults with sensory processing disorders, particularly with tactile or proprioceptive dysfunction, have a need for the deep pressure input weighted blankets provide.

Children with excessively high energy levels find these blankets or weighted lap pads soothing for bedtime or throughout the day. They can bring one to school for quiet times. They can wrap them around their shoulders or whole body, or place them on their lap during desk work and reading times for the extra calming deep pressure input their bodies crave.

Weighted blankets are a simple solution to what often appears to be complex attention, calming, or sleeping difficulties. Give your child the input he/she needs and watch "miracles" happen"

Click on the link and read the full article. 

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/weighted-blankets.html