Sensory: deep pressure seeking

Our OT therapist noticed that my son seems to be seeking deep pressure sensations. She's advised him to try wall push ups, yoga poses, and activities at home. While in therapy he utilizes the foam pit, vibration standing board (thing), and large swings to fulfill this vestibular need. However, he's very tall, and our space is somewhat restricting his movement. The other day he hit his head on the doorway going down the stairs... something I hadn't even though was possible, but indeed he just barely clears it when he going down carefully... let alone if he forgets and bounds down the stairs. Whack!

Anyhow, he frequently wraps his finders on the walls as he moves about the house, which our therapist also thinks is a sensory seeking behavior.

He can breath just fine, so
no cause for alarm, please!
 He just likes to hide inside,
but usually has his head
outside the body sock.

So I asked her for more ideas for how we can accommodate is special needs in a therapeutic way at home. She showed me a body sock, and had him try the largest one they had at the clinic...which was still a bit too small. Still he seemed to like it a lot. So I decided I'd make him a bigger one.

Used a 2 yard cut of Nylon Lycra four way stretch spandex from Hancocks Fabric, I turned the fabric and folded it in both directions and asked my son which fold he liked best (long and skinny or wide and short) and he chose the width folded down for a wider horizontal and a bit shorter vertical). Mine doesn't have as many seams as the one our therapist owns, and my seams are princess seams for strength, but not necessarily beauty.

So as soon as I finished it, he climbed right in and was all about it. Kind of weird, uh? But if it helps him, it's worth a try. It cost about $25 to make (material, thread, and soft elastic webbing for the opening).