Miguel OH, Sampaio A, Martínez-Regueiro R, Gómez-Guerrero L, López-Dóriga CG, Gómez S, et al. Touch processing and social behavior in ASD. J Autism Dev Disord. 2017;47: 2425–2433. pmid:28534141

Sheehan DV, Lecrubier Y, Sheehan KH, Amorim P, Janavs J, Weiller E, et al. The Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.): the development and validation of a structured diagnostic psychiatric interview for DSM-IV and ICD-10. J Clin Psychiatry. 1998;59 Suppl 20: 22–33; quiz 4–57. pmid:9881538 First and foremost, you must consider which type of body pillow will suit you. How do you get there? While some pillows may seem perfectly comfortable initially, stop for a moment. Before making a decision, analyse the individual characteristics of each type. Let's do it right away:You want to eliminate tossing and turning during the night, right? But first, you must find a body pillow to ensure maximum comfort and support. So, do it in the following few steps: Lane AE, Young RL, Baker AE, Angley MT. Sensory processing subtypes in autism: association with adaptive behavior. J Autism Dev Disord. 2010;40:112–122. pmid:19644746

Wechsler D. Wechsler intelligence scale for children–Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). San Antonio, TX: The Psychological Corporation; 2003. Wata Danna also keeps up on the latest trends, as evidenced by his skill in performing a textbook kabe-don wall pound, despite not having the long, wavy hair of a shojo manga character. The well-endowed 8,400-yen Wata Yome is 150 centimeters tall, with a bust measurement of 90 centimeters, giving her full-on kyonyuu status.Tay C, Ang S, Van Dyne L. Personality, biographical characteristics, and job interview success: A longitudinal study of the mediating effects of interviewing self-efficacy and the moderating effects of internal locus of causality. J Appl Psychol. 2006;91: 446–454. pmid:16551195

We’re going to go way out on a limb and guess that most of the target market for Wata Spouses lives alone. There’s one potential problem with this plan, though. If you leave Wata Danna and Wata Yome alone too often, you’re giving them the impetus and opportunity to start looking for romantic companionship elsewhere…and maybe with each other, as they snuggle and talk dirty while you’re out. It can be argued that the cortisol reduction observed in this study was due to the novelty of the Hugvie. However, we believe that the novelty effect was not dominant. A previous study reported that long-term use of Hugvie maintained improved listening performances in school children with special needs over three months. Furthermore, the children indicated a preference for using the Hugvie even after the experiment [ 58]. Although the demographic characteristics of our participants were different from those of the schoolchildren in terms of target age and symptoms, they too indicated a positive impression of the Hugvie. Therefore, it is likely that the effect of the Hugvie is persistent over time and is not a one-time novelty. To confirm the persistence of the effect, we recommend that the long-term impacts of the Hugvie on individuals with ASD be investigated in the future. Tatsukawa K, Nakano T, Ishiguro H, Yoshikawa Y. Eyeblink synchrony in multimodal human-android interaction. Sci Rep. 2016; 6: 39718. pmid:28009014 Olczak D, Sukumar V, Pruszynski JA. Edge orientation perception during active touch. J Neurophysiol. 2018; 120: 2423–2429. pmid:30133382In the literature, tactile input is classified as active touch or passive touch [ 48, 49]. Passive touch involves passively applying a tactile stimulus on the skin without voluntary movement, whereas active touch uses voluntary movement to seek the tactile stimulus, thereby tactile and proprioceptive information generated by the movement are inputted. When an individual is touched passively, they tend to be hypersensitive and cannot focus on the properties of the stimulus [ 50]. Hugvie is an instrument that urges active touch. By actively touching Hugvie, ASD-affected individuals are able to focus on its properties and become comfortable. Given this, it is possible that actively touching the Hugvie (and not passive touch) contributes to the results of this study. Chang A, O’Modhrain S, Jacob R, Gunther E, Ishii H. ComTouch: design of a vibrotactile communication device. In: New York, NY. Proceedings of Designing Interactive Systems. ACM Press; 2002. pp. 312–320. There is also a high variability in the likes and dislikes of some textures among individuals with ASD as compared to those with typical development [ 56]. This finding is understandable considering that in general, individuals with ASD have strong likes and dislikes [ 57]. In this study, we presumed that the texture of Hugvie would suit our participants’ preferences. We believe that the Hugvie can be further improved and developed by striving for optimum texture. And considering all they do for you, it’s only fitting that you take your Wata Spouse out for a nice dinner now and again.

The time P.K. flatly refused a request from his deceased best friend’s mom at their first meeting 3 views Bibi Lab even points out that due to the shape and stature of the pillows-sorry, life partners, you can leave one propped up next to the window when you go out, creating the impression that there’s still someone left at home and warding off prowling burglars. Albeit someone with a perfectly round head and who never, ever moves…Nakanishi J, Sumioka H, Ishiguro H. A huggable communication medium can provide sustained listening support for special needs students in a classroom. Comput Hum Behav. 2019;93: 106–113.