TY  - JOUR
T1  - For Children with Autism: Designing, Manufacturing and Testing the
Universal Therapeutic Mattress
AU - Suryo, S. Hadi AU - Setiawan, M. Haris AU - Jamari, J. AU - Bayuseno, A. P. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 11
SP  - 3538
EP  - 3548
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2019.3538.3548
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2019.3538.3548
KW  - Autism
KW  -therapy tool
KW  -Fusion 360
KW  -stress index
KW  -article history
KW  -received
KW  -accepted
AB  - Every parent expects the birth of a child. The expected child of every parent is a perfect child with
no flaws. Everyone does not want to be born in this world with disorder or disability. No parents are expecting
the birth of a child with disability. The birth of a child with special needs does not exclude the rich, educated,
poor, religious or non-religious families. Parents cannot resist the birth of a child with special needs. This
research aimed to create a prototype in the form of universal therapeutic mattress for children with autism in
Indonesia which aimed to provide comfort effects on the user by putting pressure on the body. There were 4
design concepts which were then designed using Fusion 360 for the selected design concepts. This therapy
tool is used for children aged 8-15 years with height around 100-150 cm. The main material used was foam and
cotton cloth for the convenience of the user. Then, a design concept was chosen that could reduce the stress
index report by 3.8 or 1.28%.
ER  - 