Grandin has autism herself, and observed how cattle ... Before the mechanical squeeze chair, Bosley would pile bean bag chairs around a student so that there was no physical touch, but the ...

Students at the Center for Advanced Professional Studies in the Blue Valley School District have applied for a patent and hope to eventually market Sensory Chair™ and Sensory Lounger™ for less ...

The company’s website explains: ‘More than 90 per cent of people with autism also have ... a cheaper version of the 'squeeze machine', which he tested the chair on his own son, and on children ...

Designed to emulate the feeling of being embraced, the Oto chair and its accompanying footrest squeeze the chest and ... proven beneficial for people with autism, who can struggle with processing ...

Prof. Mary Temple Grandin is a high-functioning autistic, and is an outspoken advocate for people with autism spectrum disorders. Among other things, she invented what is known as a "hug machine ...