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[-] mustbe3to20signs@feddit.de 49 points 10 months ago

Two questions:

What is the idea behind this?
Why do I want one?

[-] Doxin@yiffit.net 19 points 10 months ago

Pressure can be soothing to some autistic people. It's where the whole weighted blanket thing originated too.

[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago

I think it's soothing for a lot of the rest of us but we either don't know it at first or are too stubborn to admit it. I noticed when I got these thick kinda heavy hoodies. I love wearing em, but only works when it's cold enough to not feel hot in em. I need to get a weighted blanket...

[-] Doxin@yiffit.net 8 points 10 months ago

I think that's generally true. As with most brain things, autism is mostly just normal things except amplified to the point where it's a problem^tm^. It's why there's so many "sensory" toys out there as well. Fidget cubes mostly started as an ADHD thing and now everyone has em.

[-] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Definitely get a weighted blanket.

[-] ProgrammingSocks@pawb.social 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Only minus to weighted blankets is that after getting used to it, it's even harder to get a good nights sleep in a hotel or especially a tent.

[-] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

Just picturing that in my mind made me feel uncomfortable.

Even as a child, weight or any sort of pressure on my body made me feel trapped, especially in bed. I would start kicking and flailing to get rid of it. I got chastised often for throwing the blankets back.

I understand how and why the weighted works and it's good it exists but... please, not for me. I dread if I ever need to be hospitalized.