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Pressure can be soothing to some autistic people. It's where the whole weighted blanket thing originated too.
I think it's soothing for a lot of the rest of us but we either don't know it at first or are too stubborn to admit it. I noticed when I got these thick kinda heavy hoodies. I love wearing em, but only works when it's cold enough to not feel hot in em. I need to get a weighted blanket...
I think that's generally true. As with most brain things, autism is mostly just normal things except amplified to the point where it's a problem^tm^. It's why there's so many "sensory" toys out there as well. Fidget cubes mostly started as an ADHD thing and now everyone has em.
Definitely get a weighted blanket.
Only minus to weighted blankets is that after getting used to it, it's even harder to get a good nights sleep in a hotel or especially a tent.
My MIL has a handful of these super thick Mexican (I think?) printed blankets that are heavy and fuzzy (but not in a sneezy way) that are just awesome for colder months. They're not quite officially weighted blankets, but they're pretty close, nice and snug and warm.
Edit: San Marcos blankets, I think they are called.
Just picturing that in my mind made me feel uncomfortable.
Even as a child, weight or any sort of pressure on my body made me feel trapped, especially in bed. I would start kicking and flailing to get rid of it. I got chastised often for throwing the blankets back.
I understand how and why the weighted works and it's good it exists but... please, not for me. I dread if I ever need to be hospitalized.