Corner Chair for Special Needs Children

I wanted to share this chair with other mothers or families with special needs children, that may find it helpful.  Aiden’s therapist recommended this type of chair for back and trunk support but was very expensive  so my son made one for  Aiden. It is amazing the difference this chair has made. I have included pictures to show the work (and love) that went into this chair. The chair is a standard Corner Chair.  A Corner Chair is used to help children who need minimum to maximum support in order to sit up straight.  It allows the parent, therapist, or care-giver, to interact with the child hands-free with activities such as feeding, reading, playing with toys, etc., while the child is fully supported.  The chair also promotes trunk strengthening and perhaps, eventually, independent seating.  Because the chair seats the child in a corner, the child gets support enough to keep them upright, but not so much support that they don’t have to work to sit up.  This little workout helps increase muscle tone and strength in the trunk of the body of the child.  Aiden was born underdeveloped with low muscle tone and needed maximum support in order to sit upright.  For Aiden, the chair gave him the opportunity to get him up from laying on his back and to interact with his therapists and family members while also helping him to strengthen his trunk and improve his sitting balance and posture.  When first presented with the chair, Aiden could not sit independently and needed maximum assistance.  After using the Corner Chair for a year, and much therapy, Aiden can now sit independently in short intervals.

If anyone is interested in purchasing these therapy Corner Chairs please send me an email

armiller@cableone.net

http://www.anjdesigns.com/page/3113160

My son is  developing a special needs swing now, that again helps kids with their balance and co-ordination.  My grandson loves this swing.