Re: [tips] weighted vests!?

2011-03-18 Thread sblack
On 18 Mar 2011 at 13:23, Steven Specht wrote: I have attached two review articles related to weighted vest research. I also spoke with a respected expert in the field of autism research (who said, I would never use it in my clinic). It appears that the technique is used by lots of clinicians

[tips] weighted vests for autism

2011-03-17 Thread Steven Specht
Dear TIPsters, Is anyone familiar with the use of weighted vests to treat symptoms of self-stimulation in austism? Any idea of whether such treatment is efficacious? Thanks for your input. -S Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. Professor of

RE: [tips] weighted vests for autism

2011-03-17 Thread Lilienfeld, Scott O
, Georgia 30322 slil...@emory.edumailto:slil...@emory.edu; 404-727-1125 From: Steven Specht [mailto:sspe...@utica.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 2:20 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] weighted vests for autism Dear TIPsters, Is anyone familiar