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Two questions:
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...
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.