My fiance and I are on a tight budget, so the first thing he said when I showed him the weighted blankets was "You could probably make one." So I looked up how to make one, and I came up with this website

http://craftnectar.com/2009/09/03/ca...hted-blankets/

I think I might try it. I might try making a smaller one first, and giving it to one of my soon-to-be nieces. After reading the description, I wonder if she has it (She's 4, can't speak more than 70 words, and has an extremely high pain tolerance to the point where the woman giving her the test said that at that level of electric shock she was receiving has grown men jumping off the table where as she just squirmed a little and pulled back her arm).

Thanks so much for bringing that to my attention. Even if I don't have Tactile Defensiveness, I think I'd still love a weighted blanket!!