Am slowly getting around a gloves project am doing with staff,especially for hand biters who have extra sensory needs,aka autists,SIDers etc,and am hoping to give the finished pair to somewhere that could make them/sell them,possibily even the NAS could want something to do with them,haven't asked Dawn or Hayley yet.
Hand biting is common in Autists,and gloves are often used as an aide for it,but there aren't any that are based on the sensory needs of autists,neither have they been designed for teeth contact.
Am used very thick full length gloves for years [took them off dad] but after changing to laptops,found that the tracking pad didn't sense the movement,so changed to part finger gloves and this is the type am looking at making,as they have the long term useability as well as protection.
Sister will be putting them together,she's got a machine to do it with.
The main things am thinking about before messing about with any material are:
- The colours-choosing the right colours that wont overload visual perception of autists
- The materials-making sure they feel great in contact with the skin
- How tough they are-making sure they are made to last but fully bendable.
If have any other needs that should be thought of,please post them here,and post what sort of things would like to see with a pair of autist friendly gloves,and what things would hate to see.
