Crochet Fiddle Mats For Dementia Patients

Twiddlemuffs for sensory disorders this month s craft for a cause feature is crochet knit twiddlemuffs comfort aids for people with sensory or memory impairments such as dementia autism.

Crochet fiddle mats for dementia patients.

How to make a snuggle bear fidget toy. I will never get over having my mother taken away but at this stage i want to do whatever i can to teach people about this disease and hopefully let someone else who s going through this know they re not alone she wrote. The finished size is 15 8 inches wide x 19 5 inches tall. This great fidget lap mat was designed by rose at loopingly made for all free crochet afghan patterns.

As wuillermania explains her mother was diagnosed with early onset alzheimer s disease 12 years ago at the age of 54. They help provide stimulation whilst on the wards and we ve found they are valuable to our patients. She used to make knitted toys for children in the local hospital. We are doing a few charity craft days and these make great projects.

Dementia has touched the lives of my family and friends. Fiddle mats muffs cuffs these designs are full of interesting beads bobbles and textures that many patients find reassuring and comforting. If you d asked me for a twiddle muff pattern i would have stared at you blankly. Sensory mats or fidget blankets provide a soothing and stimulating activity for people living with dementia or recovering from strokes.

Mar 22 2018 sensory mats for alzheimer patients. The size of your fidget blankets is up to you. Fiddlemat charitycrafts knitting crochet alzheimer. My mother in law wendy was a great knitter.

Whether you enjoy knitting crochet or loom knitting you can create twiddle muffs and bring comfort to dementia patients up until about 3 1 2 years ago i didn t know twiddle muffs existed. Each design is made using different types yarn and textures. Twiddle muffs are fabric tubes that an individual with dementia can place their hands in. See more ideas about fidget quilt fidget blankets crochet.

The dimensions below make a lap mat as per the photo that can be tied at the waist or positioned on a table with velcro. Knit or crochet twiddle muffs to help patients with dementia twiddle muffs are a knitted or crocheted band with items attached that patients living with the advanced stages of dementia can twiddle in their hands during their hospital stay. Today she is completely non verbal and unable to. Sadly she died of a dementia related illness in september 2017.

Inside the muffs are little objects for them to twiddle like buttons ribbons different textures and so on. I like to think that she would have loved snuggle bear too. That s why the advent of twiddle muffs for dementia patients has thrilled me.