Vibration Vest Helps to Decrease Anxious Behavior in Autistic Children
December 5, 2011 in Press Releases, Uncategorized
By: NexNeuro
Dated: April 12, 2011
Families with autistic children and teachers with autistic students know the challenges that come with dealing with symptoms of autism. “People with developmental disorders and mental illness are often overwhelmed in everyday environments such as school and the workplace, and solutions available to families and mental health professionals are limited,” says Brian Mullen, a mental health expert who works to treat symptoms of mental illness at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
This anxiety manifests in a number of negative behaviors, such as engaging in repetitive and compulsive behaviors and inflicting self-injury be hitting their heads against walls. These behaviors autistic children unable to function in a normal classroom setting and they must be moved to special classes where their educational and social development is inhibited… (read more)
