SENSORY
Amazing New Fidget Pillow
Calms Busy Hands and Minds
By Robin TENBOER
M
y desire to help my child be successful in school led to a new product
designed for children/adults with autism, ADHD, and other learning disabilities. From the time my daughter
Kinslee was around two years old we
knew she wasn’t like other kids. She
had horrible breakdowns when her hair was washed,
when water would touch her face, or her hair was
brushed. She would soothe herself with oral stimuli
whether it was her shirt sleeve, a toy, or her fingers,
and when she would get into trouble, she would of-
ten shove her fingers in her mouth to the point of
gagging herself. She even was so addicted to her
cup that there were times she would start shaking as
she would watch you walk up with it.
Finally, at the age of five, we convinced her doctor
to allow us to go get a full psychological evaluation.
When all of the testing was complete, the psychologist stated that she was ADHD and had multiple
characteristics of autism. When I asked him about
what to do he said to find her something to fidget
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