This stylish and fun unisex sleeveless compression top is made of comfy 4-way stretch fabric which allows the child to work or play creatively and actively. This compression top can be worn as an inner or outer garment while providing deep pressure calming and organizing sensory input. Relevant styling is the key to our non-stigmatizing apparel.
These popular shirts are designed to hug the shoulders, body trunk, and hips. Evidence suggests that weight and pressure inputs provide both tactile and proprioceptive input to the body, calming the central nervous system as well as providing postural support and input to weak, floppy, or low tone (hypotonia) musculature. Compression Deep touch pressure causes the release of both serotonin and dopamine in the brain. These are "happy" neurotransmitters and produce a feeling of calm.
Sensory Compression and Deep pressure often increase our Happy hormones while also slowing down our involuntary functions such as heart rate, blood pressure and the stress hormone cortisol.
Some of these conditions that benefit from deep pressure input are as follows, but not limited to:
-Autism
-Sensory processing disorder -
-Anxiety Sensory
-Tactile Defensiveness
-Premature birth
-ADHD/OCD
-Low Tone
-Hypotonia
-Developmental delays
-Eating disorders
-Misophonia/Hyperacusis
-Asperger’s syndrome
-Dyspraxia Postural disorder
-Motor coordination disorders
-Speech disorders
-Learning disabilities
-Executive function disorders
-Fragile X syndrome
-Sleep disorders
-Mood disorders
-Tourette syndrome
Features:
- One tear away tag to limit sensory sensitivity increasing calmness and focus capabilities of child
- Comfy 4- way stretch fabric
- Relevant styling so can be worn alone or as an undergarment
- Nonrestrictive fabric allows full movement of child
- Machine washable with like colors, non-chlorine bleach, tumble dry low
Fabric/Material: 4-way stretch 90% nylon 10% spandex
Size Guide:
Age Group |
Size |
Height |
Weight |
Chest |
Waist |
Infant |
3 Month |
21 - 24 in |
8 – 12 lb |
15 – 16.5 in |
16 - 17 in |
Infant |
6 Month |
26 in |
12 – 16 lb |
17.5 in |
17.5 in |
Infant |
9 Month |
28 in |
16 – 18 lb |
18.5 in |
18.5 in |
Infant |
12 Month |
30 in |
18 – 21 lb |
19 in |
19 in |
Infant |
18 Month |
32 in |
21 – 26 lb |
19.5 in |
20 in |
Age Group |
Size |
Height |
Weight |
Chest |
Waist |
Toddler |
2T |
33 - 36 in |
27-32 lb |
20 in |
20.5 in |
Toddler |
3T |
36 - 39 in |
33 - 36 lb |
21 in |
21 in |
Toddler |
4T |
39 - 42 in |
36 - 40 lb |
22 in |
21.5 in |
Toddler |
5T |
42 - 45 in |
40 - 44 lb |
23 in |
22.5 in |
Age Group |
Size |
Height |
Weight |
Chest |
Waist |
Kids |
6 |
45 - 48 in |
44 - 52 lb |
24 in |
23 in |
Kids |
7 |
48 - 51 in |
52 - 62 lb |
25.5 in |
23.5 in |
Kids |
8 |
51 - 54 in |
62 - 74 lb |
26.5 in |
24.5 in |
Kids |
10 |
54 - 58 in |
74 - 86 lb |
27.5 in |
25.5 in |
Kids |
12 |
58 - 60 in |
86 - 98 lb |
28.5 in |
26.5 in |
Kids |
14 |
60 - 62 in |
98 - 110 lb |
30.5 in |
28 in |
Kids |
16 |
62 - 65 in |
110 - 120 lb |
32 in |
29.5 in |
Kids |
18 |
65.5 in |
120 - 125 lb |
33.5 in |
31 in |