Greetings fellow autistics and autism allies,
As usual,
• We are all different so remember, when you’ve met a person with autism, you’ve met only one person with autism.
• This is not sponsored by any brand or company that may be mentioned.
Why Using Chewables?
Lots of people with sensory needs stim by chewing on their lips, tongue, fingers, or objects. This can lead to small injuries or the breaking of things. Although, stimming, or self stimulating behaviour, is a very important part of self regulation. Chewable accessories can be a good replacement behaviour.
Short Reviews
- Stimtastic
https://www.stimtastic.co/
Price range: less than 10$ CAD a piece
Pros: Lots of variety, owned by a person with autism, beginner’s packs available for those who can’t choose, the owner is easy to contact and open to new ideas, carries lots of chewables, fidgets, and pencil cases to store the stim tools, you can choose the colour of certain pendants, there is a grid to help you choose the chewable that suits you, original pendants.
Cons: Only an online boutique, the toughness of the chewies cannot be personalised.
Stimtastic is my personal favourite. I own many pieces from them and I enjoy them very much. I will most likely order again. Here's my first order:
- Ark Therapeutic
https://www.arktherapeutic.com/
Price range: around 15$ CAD a piece
Pros: Carries chewable pendants, pencil covers, and handheld chewies, the colour of the chewy is different for each level of toughness, made in the USA, some variety packs available
Cons: Most designs are childish, though there are discreet options for adults
Here are the two pieces I got from Ark Therpeutic:
- Chewigem
https://www.chewigem.co.uk/
Price range: around 20$ CAD by piece
Pros: Helpful grid to choose the best chewable for your needs, variable thickness, the designs make beautiful statement pieces of jewelry, brightly and subtly coloured chewies, subscription boxes in the UK
Cons: Can get a little pricey, subscription boxes are not available everywhere
- Bulle jewelry for moms
http://bullejewelry.com/
Price range: around 15$ CAD a piece
Pros: From Québec, Canada, pieces for children and adults, stylish,
Cons: You must order online or find a distributor, mostly has options for babies