Experiences of Using Weighted Blankets among Children with ADHD and Sleeping Difficulties

Table 1

Characteristics of the intervention and participating children with ADHD and sleeping difficulties.

Characteristics of children and intervention	6–8 years ()	9–10 years ()	11–12 years ()	13–15 years ()
Gender
Boys/girls	3/3	5/4	3/3	0/5
Weight (kg)
Median, range	27, 19–41	35, 28–42	37, 33–58	45, 43–60
ADHD subtype
Inattentive/hyperactive/combined	3/2/1	2/0/7	2/1/3	3/0/2
Weight of the blanket (kg)
6/8/10	6/0/0	5/4/0	4/1/1	4/1/0
Alternates between two households^a
Yes/no	0/6	3/6	2/4	1/4

^aAlternating between households means children with parents living in different households. These children changed households every week. ^bSleeping difficulties verified at CAMHS by three selected questions from the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) [42].