I mentioned before Christmas that we were waiting on a Sensory Pod/Sock. It came in, and I have to say I am impressed with it!
The quality of this sensory pod seems very sturdy and nicely made. The seams are holding up perfectly, and Rocket Boy plays hard in this thing. The color was also just as bright and vivid as showed online, which is always a nice surprise.
The pod is easy to use - it's sewn envelope style and you just slip in the long end, and if you want you can slip the short side over your head. This gives the full experience of wrapping in blankets or being enclosed.
For Rocket Boy, this is used as a replacement for his ritual of "blanket tornados" - basically destroying a bed in about a nanosecond, wrapping in the blankets, and going nuts. He has even ripped holes in sheets doing this!
So this for him is an active therapy item. He jumps and rolls and stretches the material as far as he can (hello joint compression!). He can see through the Lycra type material pretty well, even though it is pretty thick.
For other kiddos (and maybe for Rocket one day too) this could be a very calming item. It envelopes you, and while it doesn't shut out light or noise, it does give a quick safe space. It folds small, so it would be good for traveling, a portable safe space if you will.
We only use this a few times a day, for five or ten minutes at a time since it is so stimulating for Rocket Boy. As he gets more able to regulate he will be able to use it more on an on-request basis.
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