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Little things that may or may not help neurodivergent children and adults
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items Being neurodivergent myself, I thought it would be cool to list a few interesting products that I found designed to comfort, inspire and help. I still chew my finger when I am concentrating sometimes, and I am 36! I will still chew pens, however, for...
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Things that can be worn
Chewables
Social emotional
Calming
Everything else
Things that can be worn
Anything that can be worn lives in this little section, from earplugs to weighted blankets that don't need to be washed, ever.
Vibes are high quality Ear Plugs to discreetly shield from loud noises or background noise. They come with a detachable neck cord to help avoid losing them :)
High Fidelity Ear Plugs and Neck Cord - Vibes
Interesting concept and the hoody style is a vibe too.
Unisex Adult Weighted Hoody
A weighted blanket that you don't have to wash. The benefits speak for themselves.
Wipe-Clean Weighted Blanket
Chewables
These products are pretty self-explanatory. They are a safer alternative for chewing. There are chewables on lanyards, which sound extra convenient, or chewable lids you can put on pens and pencils.
Honestly, I chewed everything growing up. My hair, my fingers, pens, pencils... These are made from non-toxic medical grade material. And they hang on a very convenient lanyard.
Chewbuddy® Disc Tuff - Twin Pack
A selection of chewable objects for children (or adults) who chew things.
Chewbuddy® Selection Jar - Standard
Probably the most useful chewable things.. pen/pencil toppers. Nothing like a mouthful of ink! These fit all standard pens and pencils.
Chewbuddy® Tubes - Pack of 8
Social emotional
These products/materials are designed to support social emotional learning, which may or may not help children feel more comfortable around others.
This book explores different social situations in comic book format with a worksheet after each comic.
Social Skills Comics for Teens
This card game can be played with multiple people, like 20, and is designed to help people learn positive and proactive responses to anger, which can be really useful because we all get angry sometimes, don't we? Players get chips for resolving anger...
The Anger Solution Card Game
A great way for non-verbal people to communicate how they are feeling.
Teenage Feelings Fan
These are fun way to learn “the hidden rules” in social situations (whatever they are). Probably beneficial.
Hidden Rules Card Games
Calming
These products are designed to have a calming and relaxing effect on those using them. Hammocks are definitely calming, especially neon purple and pink ones <3
This little koala is designed to help you sleep using a range of breathing sounds, gentle snoring and … well here's the description from the website -
Breathing Koala is a soothing cuddle companion that breathes with you. Its plush belly rises and falls in a life‑like rhythm, releasing gentle snoring, lullabies, soft lights, and even white noise or womb sounds. Designed to calm anxiety, ease bedtim...
Breathing Koala is a soothing cuddle companion that breathes with you. Its plush belly rises and falls in a life‑like rhythm, releasing gentle snoring, lullabies, soft lights, and even white noise or womb sounds. Designed to calm anxiety, ease bedtim...
Breathing Koala
Apparently it's like a giant compression sock. It comes in a range of sizes too :)
Cozy Caterpillar
This swing comes in vibrant colours and is attached to a stand so you don't need to drill holes in the ceiling that may or may not fall out.
Arcada Swing Stand and Chair
Perfect for swinging or sleeping.
Hammock Swing Kit
Everything else
Here are all the bits and pieces that don't really fit into any of the other categories, from interactive floors to fibre optic carpets!
This lamp is a vibe for anyone really. It has different colours modes and is really just grand to look at.
Diamond Lamp
This has eight different voice modifiers. I like this because it's playful sensory feedback with voice shifts and flashing LEDs encourages vocalising, exploring cause-and-effect, soothing through fun audiovisual stimulation.
Multi Voice Changer
It's an led ball pool with a very nice price tag. There are eight different colours that the LEDs can be changed to, and it's supposedly easy to maintain and clean.
Interactive LED Ball Pool
Okay this is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay expensive but really cool.
Interactive Floors
Imagine an entire bedroom carpeted in this stuff.. I don't think that this is an entire carpet though but I am not sure. It's really expensive so I would expect it to be!
Fiber Optic Star Carpet
Who doesn't love a den, with extras :) it comes with a vibrating massage cushion, the actual den cube, a sensory cuddle cushion, and a choice of fibre optic lights.
Framed Blackout Cube Den Bundle
These are just a vibe. It has a remote control and 16 different colours.
Mood Light - Cube
This crash pad is made from foam for kids to jump about and land softly on. It's basically a mattress on the floor, but not.
Crash Pad 5'x5' with or without extra/cozy cover