Parents, Teachers, and Therapists who have used the OTvest have written the following:

"I have been so impressed with the results of the OTvest. "John" is absolutely unable to sit still. He is in constant motion (rocking, tapping, lying on his desk or chair, ripping paper, eating crayons, making noises, etc.). When [he was fitted] for a vest, we used it for half-an-hour on, half-an-hour off. I was so amazed at the change in his behavior, I had to go get the principal so he could witness it for himself. "John" was engaged and on-task for 30 minutes. He even made the comment that "It makes me feel smarter?" He could function more normally with the vest on and would even ask me if he could put it back on. Your years of expertise have helped you design a real useful tool that will benefit many future...children." Margaret Gordon, 1st grade teacher, Cooper Elementary

"The vests have been very helpful in improving student academic performance. The students are better able to attend and stay on-task. They also benefit the children by helping them calm down so they don't get frustrated or physically over-active. Kathy VanGoeye, special education teacher, Starr Elem.

"[My son] himself has said how helpful the vest has been for him...It gives him a tool that he doesn't have to intellectualize about". Mother of first-grader with autism, ADHD, and sensory integration dysfunction, Plainwell, MI

"I've seen [the OTvest] at work from first hand experience. I've seen students in our regular and special education classrooms who were not even able to sit in their seats! Put on the "loving feel" of the [OTvest] and their settling down into a learning environment is a sight to behold! I give my fullest endorsement to "Nancy's Vest [OTvest]". Mary Rounds, special education aide, K-2, Starr Elem.

"Having seen many students with attention difficulties, initiating another strategy in meeting the needs of students is very important. Last year I observed the use of a weighted vest [OTvest] with a student. He was more 'grounded', calm and focused. The availability of  the vest to classroom teachers could be another step in limiting the use of medications to help students be better able to focus…" Jackie VandeStreek, 3rd grade teacher, Starr Elem.., .Plainwell, MI

"I carried the OTvest around today and showed our Administrators. They just loved it. It is so well made and it isn't goofy looking like the ones we used for years. It is actually quite handsome. I anticipate that once some of the teachers see them, they may ask...to order one for a specific student...We can recommend such a well-made product to them, and we will." Karen Tremonti, COTA, Burger School, Garden City, MI

"The vests are a concrete alternative/addition to medication for ADHD kids. Outside of meds, there are no drastically successful methods to help [them]. The vests were a real hit in my room. Everyone wanted to try it on and those who wore it, said it made them feel calm...the vest is an inexpensive idea that has immediate results as opposed to costly teacher workshops that offer less effective ideas." Lynea Hartig, 4th grade teacher, Starr

"This is a miracle vest!...The vest looks very good. He is more focused on tasks, and does not try to wander around the room (he does have autism) during therapy sessions...this is a great invention you have designed….His teachers report that he really likes it, and wanted to know (on the 1st day) if he could take it home! A success story...So glad I knew about it to use at this time!" Bonnie Larson, occupational therapist, Anchor Bay School District, New Baltimore, MI

"He could function more normally with the vest on and would even ask me if he could put it back on...a real useful tool that will benefit many future...children".

Las Cruces Public Schools, NM
East Allen County Schools, New Haven, IN
Montpelier Public Schools, VT
Madison Metro School District, WI
Sag Harbor Comm. Schools, NY
Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Upper Perkiomen School District, PA
Lincrest Special Ed., Yuba City, CA
Head Start, Haverstraw, NY
Arrowhead Behavioral Health, Sun City, AZ
Burger School, Garden City, MI
Centerville Schools, MI
Glen Lake Elem., Maple City, MI
Heartwood School, Mason, MI
Hopkins Public Schools, MI
Imlay Schools, Lapeer, MI
Ingham ISD, MI
Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI
Livingston Educational Service Agency, Howell, MI
Macomb County ISD, MI
Mendon School District, MI
Midland County Educational Service Agency, MI
Montrose Community Schools, MI
Otsego Public Schools, MI
Paw Paw Tri-County Head Start, MI
Plainwell Community Schools, MI
Portage Public Schools, MI
Royal Oak Schools Kimball H.S., MI
South Lyon Public Schools, MI
Lakeshore Public Schools, St. Clair Shores, MI
Sturgis School District, MI
Traverse City School District, MI
Wayland Union School, MI
Wing Lake Development Center, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Wyandotte Schools, MI
Allegan County ISD, MI
VanBuren ISD, MI
Bay-Arenac ISD, MI
Marysville Public Schools, MI
Plymouth-Canton Comm. Schools, MI
Bay City Public Schools, MI
Grand Blanc Community Schools, MI
Anchor Bay School District, New Baltimore, MI
Clare-Gladwin R.E.S.D., Claire, MI
COOR I.S.D., Roscommon, MI
Branch Area Career Center, MI
Alpena-Montmorency-Alcona E.S.D., MI
Beekman Center, Lansing, MI
Sylvan Christian School, Grand Rapids, MI
Western Michigan University, OT Dept, Kalamazoo, MI
Garden City Public Schools, MI
Pied Piper Opportunity Center, Alpena, MI

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