INCREASED RELAXATION DUE TO DEEP TOUCH PRESSURE
The underlying science on weighted blankets is called deep touch pressure (DTP). DTP is about gently applying pressure to the body to increase the mattress cover factory release of serotonin.
You know that children with autism also tend to be low in serotonin, so gently applying pressure to the body releases a chemical in your child that promotes relaxation.
WEIGHTED BLANKETS DECREASE ANXIETY
Another study from 2012 in Australasian Psychiatry looked at the effect of sensory rooms in an acute inpatient psychiatric unit. They found that when patients mattress cover factory used a sensory room, there was a “significant reduction in distress and improvement in a range of disturbed behaviors. Those individuals who used the weighted blanket reported significantly greater reductions in distress and clinical-rated anxiety than those who did not.”
Not only did the sensory room, which we’ve talked about before here, reduce anxiety, but those who used a weighted blanket saw an even bigger reduction mattress cover factory in anxiety and distress.
OVERALL SLEEP IMPROVEMENTS FROM WEIGHTED BLANKETS
This study from the Journal of Sleep Medicine and Disorders from 2015 found that a weighted blanket helped those with insomnia sleep better.
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