{"product_id":"breath-aka-asempie-weighted","title":"Breath aka \"Asempie\" (Weighted)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBreath aka ‘Asempie’\u003cbr\u003eThe door slams. The bag drops. They’re home – but their nervous system isn’t. Not yet. Before words. Before snacks. Before anything. They just need something to hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Asempie. A 1kg weighted ball, impossibly soft, filled with glass beads that settle gently into small hands and tired laps. She isn’t trying to fix anything. She’s just there, a quiet, constant, grounding presence for the moments when the world has been a lot.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen a child’s behaviour tells you something is wrong, it almost always means something inside them feels unsafe. Not unsafe in a dramatic way – just too much input, too many transitions, a moment they couldn’t name. What they need in that moment isn’t correction. It’s a soft landing.\u003cbr\u003eAsempie is that landing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhy this work:\u003cbr\u003eGentle weight tells the nervous system what words often can’t: you’re safe, you can slow down now. It’s the same reason children burrow under blankets when they’re anxious, or ask to be squeezed tight. The body is asking for containment – and responding to it, almost immediately, with calm. No instructions needed. Just hold her.\u003cbr\u003eShe lives on a shelf, not in a cupboard. Because tools only work when children can reach them – and beautiful things stay out.Asempie is designed to sit quietly in your home: a soft, weighted presence that belongs in the room, not hidden away for special occasions.\u003cbr\u003eSqueeze her. Roll her slowly across the floor. Hold her in your lap during homework. Pass her back and forth in silence. There’s no right way – only the way your child finds, which will be exactly the right way for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoments she’s made for:\u003cbr\u003e- The walk-in-the-door transition- before questions, before demands, before anything \u003cbr\u003e- Homework, meals, anything that asks a child to sit still and concentrate\u003cbr\u003e- Big feelings that don’t have words yet – hold Asempie, breathe, let thebody lead\u003cbr\u003e- Car rides, waiting rooms, the long in-between spaces of the day\u003cbr\u003e- Bedtime – tucked under an arm, she’s a quiet companion as the day lets go\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWeight | 1kg\u003cbr\u003eSize | 22cm dia\u003cbr\u003eFill | Glass Beads\u003cbr\u003eAges | 3 +\u003cbr\u003eColour ways:\u003cbr\u003eBlue | Pink | Ivory | Black | Grey | Teal |\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eRemovable. washable Plush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare | Cold gentle wash \/ Tumble dry to soften\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kalm Kind","offers":[{"title":"Blue","offer_id":48288601243905,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Pink","offer_id":48288601276673,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Teal","offer_id":48288601309441,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":48288601374977,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grey","offer_id":48288601407745,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Green","offer_id":48288601440513,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ivory \/ Cream","offer_id":48566052356353,"sku":null,"price":600.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0049\/6487\/6378\/files\/aempieball_2.png?v=1776238931","url":"https:\/\/www.autismresources.co.za\/products\/breath-aka-asempie-weighted","provider":"Autism Resources South Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}