Autism: Zach's sleeping bag trick & deep pressure

Zach is autistic and enjoys using his imagination. Like many autistic children, he likes to have deep pressure: being hugged tightly, being in enclosed spaces, being weighted down by things, rolling up in blankets, etc.

He has a favorite sleeping bag that he sleeps with at night, curled up into and barely the top of his heads shows out of it. He recently figured out that he could roll himself up into it and keep on rolling on the floor.

Of course, he also loves bugs. LOVES THEM. So, you'll see some at the end of this video. They're his pill bugs, which he calls Doo-de-doo bugs.

Read more about autism and our life at http://zachsworld.typepad.com/

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[jhumenproductions]

That's adorable :D

[LovelyLilDevilWings]

@Hornproduction do you take ridilin?

[BladesOfMunch]

Asperger's syndrome is also interesting. It's a very unusual one that falls under the "autism spectrum" of disorders, however it seems to be one of the "lesser known" one's. This is a shame really, it would be great if there was more research on it. It's just as fasinating as the other autistic disorders.

[LovelyLilDevilWings]

@BladesOfMunch this is correct, I have aspergers, loud noises bother me like you wouldn't believe, it gives me a headache and I can't calm down until I move out of the room and then I can calm down.

[BladesOfMunch]

I usually hear of children having hypersensitivity and tending to avoid stimulation because it can be somewhat painful to them. This is interesting, I didn't know autistic children were also on the opposite end of this! I suppose it really IS on a spectrum.

[candi52654]

Weighted Blankets are great! We purchased our first from DreamCatcher Weighted Blankets about 6 years ago and have gotten 5 more for family since then. You can enter for a free blanket there, they give one away each month! It's a well established honest company started by parents of a special needs child. They are custom made and also have an exchange program to keep costs down.

We LOVE our DreamCatcher!

[CozyCalm]

You can also use a Cozy Calm weighted blanket. I'll be introducing videos over the coming months about our weighted blankets from people who use them.

[Luindriel]

My son has PDD-NOS. He loves it when I wrap him up in a blanket like a burrito and then drag the blanket around the house! He's into trains the way your son is into bugs. :)

[elchunko09]

u have a very cute son :):)

[kiddlyjesus3000]

i know i love being done that what i like to be as tight as i can cause if i am not i end up in melt down or i have tics that just keeping going i have aspergers somtimes only way i feel better is swing or in a small crawl space