New England Adaptive Equipment
Providing Adaptive Equipment to Individuals with Austism and Other Disabilities
{Formerly New England Embroidery}
This vest is designed for preschool aged children and features kid friendly prints and velcro sides for easy don/doff. It also features a waist belt to snug vest around child. The pockets have velcro closures to secure the weight packets. Pockets are located high on chest and above waist to give the best proprioseptive input to shoulders. Offered in X-Small, Small and Medium. These vests come with 4 lbs of weight packets in 16 x 1/4 lb.
Prints of Zoo Animals, Trains, and School Tools are offered. Please specify print and size from size chart below.
Shipping weight 5 lbs.
Price $65.00
This weighted vest is designed for school aged girls and features butterfly or bird prints, a zipper closure and tie belt in back. It does not have pocket flaps but the pockets are secured with velcro closures.
Sizes X-Small, Small, and Medium come with 4 lbs of weights. Large comes with 5 lbs. of weight. Please specify print and size from chart below.
Shipping weight 8 lbs.
Price $90.00
This vest is designed for school age boys and is fashioned after a fishing vest. It features Camo or Denim cloth, a zipper front closure, pocket flaps with velcro that hold weight packets in place and a tie belt in back. Pockets are placed high on chest and above waist level for best sensory input to shoulders.
Sizes X-Small, Small and Medium come with 4 lbs of weight in 16 1/4 lb packets. Large comes with 5 lbs of weight.
Specify print and size from size chart below.
Shipping weight 8 lbs.
Price $90.00
Size Chart
For proper fit, the child must be measured across the back from
shoulder to shoulder, from the collar to the waist and
around chest and waist. Allow an additional 4 inches from the chest measuerments you get for growing room or to give room for a sweatshirt.
Size Shoulder Collar to Waist Chest Waist X-Small 9" 12 1/2" 27" 27"
Small 12" 13" 32" 32"
Small long 12" 16" 32" 32"
Medium 13 1/2" 16" 36" 36"
Large 15" 18" 38" 38"
These weighted vests are made to order and if you need a different size please contact me and I will make an appropriate vest for your child.
Adult sizes are also available on a special order status.
These vests are to be used under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist who will decide wear the weights are to be placed and develop a wearing schedule.
Additional weight packets can be purchased at $5 per lb. Your therapist will tell you if your child needs more than the 4 or 5 lbs that come as standard with the vests.
Preschool Vests
School Age Zipper Vests
for Boys
School Age Zipper Vest
for Girls
Compression Vests.
Compression vests are constructed of Veltec fabric which stretches and provides compression to the trunk for propreoceptive input which gives a calming effect. On some clients weights are not as effective as compression garments. They can also be worn under shirts so they are less obvious.
Sizes...x-small, small, medium, large.
Be sure to measure for proper fit.
x-small and small..$50 Med ...$60
Large ...$90
Shipping weight 8 Lbs.
X-SMALL VEST
SMALL VEST
MEDIUM VEST
LARGE VEST
Please send me an e-mail or call me on the phone when ordering these products with Paypal as there are too many variables with these vests to successfully order with a push button system. Please see my note on Purchase Blankets page. Thank you Sue OT
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