Weighted Plush Animal - Labrador

1.5kg
40cm long.

At Sensory Regulation Wonderland, we specialise in making weighted items for children, teenagers and adults. We make them with love and care AND they are safe to use.

Benefits of Weighted Products

Proprioceptive input (sensations from joints, muscles and connective tissues that lead to body awareness) can be obtained by lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy objects, including one’s own weight. An individual can also stimulate the proprioceptive sense by engaging in activities that push joints together like pushing something heavy or pull joints apart like hanging from monkey bars. However, such activities are not always appropriate in the workplace or the classroom.

Weighted Animals and blankets are filled with a type of bead that makes them heavy providing us with unconscious information from the muscles and joints. This Deep Pressure Touch generates proprioceptive input on our bodies, slowing breathing and heart rate, and for many people, causes the release our “happy” neurotransmitters, such as serotonin and dopamine. These neurotransmitters released by the brain have naturally calming effects, which have proven to be beneficial for people experiencing sensory processing disorder, anxiety, stress, Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, and Rett Syndrome.

When we feel less stressed and overwhelmed our ability to concentrate and process sensory stimuli improves.

Our Weighted Products

Sensory Regulation Wonderland® animals are made exclusively for our company, they are designed to have the weight evenly distributed and to have the exterior covering made of high quality and “life-like” materials for calming (or arousal), and the fur finish is designed to assist low arousal. Each animal has an internal lining so that in the event of the outer covering becoming damaged the filling, 100% non-toxic natural micro glass beads, will not leak.

Benefits

· Easy and pleasurable to use

· Non disruptive therapeutic strategy (e.g., in the car, classroom, office, and dinner table)

· Mimics the feeling of Deep Pressure Touch, causing a calming effect and encouraging relaxation.

· Animals have a naturally calming effect on children, especially children with anxiety, and whom are on the Autism Spectrum.

· Provides a safe and effective therapeutic solution

· Provides visual and tactile calming (e.g., linear movement of stroking/patting an animal)

· Relieves anxiety and stress

· Eases transitions

· Prevents melt-downs and repetitive behaviours

How to use Weighted Animals

You may place them on your lap, shoulders, over your neck, and on your back or legs. Try to avoid placing it on your head.

If you would like to feel that "buried" sensation, try climbing under a sheet or pillow with your weighted animal or lap pad over your shoulders or back.

Therapeutic Guidance for Weighted Lap Blankets

As a rough guide, Weighted Blankets and Animals provide the best soothing effect if they are approximately 10% of your body weight.

We have 2.3kg and 3.25kgs Lap Blankets.

Please see our range of Weighted Animals, which have varying weights.