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Therapeutic Vest That Lessens Anxiety in Autistic, ADHD Kids in the Offing
The therapeutic vest, brainchild of Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, delivers a "portable hug" known as deep pressure touch stimulation. The vest, which is also suitable for adults with mental illness, can help patients adapt to school and the workplace.
"People with developmental disorders and mental illness are often overwhelmed in everyday environments such as school and the workplace, and solutions available to families and mental health professionals are limited," says Mullen, a doctoral student of mechanical engineering.
"This is an alternative therapy that can safely and discreetly provide the treatment they need to function in mainstream society," he added.
To market the vest, Mullen has created a concept business called Therapeutic Systems, which recently won the 50,000 dollars grand prize in the UMass Amherst Technology Innovation Challenge, a competition for the best entrepreneurial technology business plan produced by students, recent alumni and faculty advisors on campus.
Occupational therapists working with children suffering from autism, ADHD and sensory processing disorders have observed that DPTS can increase attention to tasks and reduce anxiety and harmful behaviors by providing different sensory stimuli.
DPTS is also part of a growing trend to improve the lives of adults with mental illness by using touch, sound and aroma to influence alertness, attention and their ability to adapt to their surroundings.
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