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Autistic Children Get An Israeli 'Biohug'

Autistic Children Get An Israeli 'Biohug

For Raffi Rembrand, necessity was definitely the mother of his invention. An Israeli engineer and father to a son with autism, Rembrand was well aware of the difficulties of raising a child with severe autism.

He had devoured all the information about the well established treatment of deep pressure touch to produce a calming effect in agitated individuals with autism. However, he discovered that most existing devices were more like straightjackets and weren't sensitive to changes in the patient's movement and couldn't regulate the pressure based on the patient's needs or body gauges.

An inventor by nature, Rembrand began tinkering in his home until he came up with the idea of a light, wearable, vest-like calming device that's both portable and non-restraining.

Working through a few prototypes of that 'home remedy' makeshift device has resulted in the BioHug - a vest for both people with autism and and children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

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Autistic Children Get An Israeli 'Biohug


Posted on 19 Jul 2007

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