I decided since he responds so well to the weighted blanket and I now make lap pads for everyone else that it seemed like I should at least make one for him. Makes sense, right? So, I decided to do a little updating on my normal lap pad and this is what I came up with.
I added a cute little name tag that will be super useful for those kids that take their lap pads to school and I added fidget ribbons to the end. What are fidget ribbons? Glad you asked. They are soft, some have textures (like the polka dot ribbon) and are visually stimulating. The idea of them is to help calm them when they feel stressed. As I have written about "N" liking to wrap his finger around ringlets of his hair and then yank them out, this will help (hopefully!) to prevent this self-destructive stim.
I can add them on weighted blankets as well as the lap pads. Stay tuned because I still have another idea in the works that will just be wonderful for our special kiddos!!!!
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