Sound Pillow Sleep System

Sunday, November
2014
Tuesday,
November2,18,2014

The ParticipantsParticipating individuals had a variety of diagnosis.

Including:
Pervasive Development Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
Aspergers Syndrome
Neurofibromatosis
Bi-PolarAnxiety
Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
1. Male, Age 28, Aspergers Syndrome: P.E.R. 4.00
- Sleep Issue: Falling asleep.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 30 - 15 min.
- Participant Reports: “I feel less groggy when I wake up.”

2. Male, Age 7, Autism, Anxiety, ADHD, ODD, OCD, Bi-Polar: P.E.R. 4.67
- Sleep Issues: Requiring 3 - 4 hours to fall asleep, then slept only 2 hours.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced to 30 - 45 min. and routinely sleeps 6 - 8 hours.
- Mother Reports: “Son consistently slept for last 3 months (since receiving system).”

3. Male, Age 6, ADHD, Neurofibromatosis : P.E.R. 4.50
- Sleep Issues: Falling asleep due to over activity/stimulation and woke-up every couple hours.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 20 - 60 mins. to 10 - 15 mins. and now
sleeps most of the night.
- Mother Reports: “[Son] wasn’t as tired, less cranky.”
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Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
4. Male, Age 16, Aspergers Syndrome: P.E.R. 4.83
- Sleep Issue: High anxiety and constant thoughts, not able to relax.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 15 - 30 min. to 5 - 10 mins. sleeps anadditional 1 - 2 hours nightly.
- Participant Reports: “...the soothing sounds have helped me fall asleep faster andremain asleep throughout the night.”

5. Male, Age 5 1/2, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): P.E.R. 4.33
- Sleep Issues: Struggled to fall asleep, routinely awakes in middle of night.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 30 min. - 1-hour to 15 min., routinely sleeps 6 - 7 hours.
- Parent Reports: “We are excited to have found something to help our childwith quality of sleep.”

6. Male, Age 18, Aspergers Syndrome: P.E.R. 4.00
- Sleep Issues: Days and Nights mixed up, doesn’t seem to go into deep sleep, racing thoughts.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 2-hours to 30 min.
- Parent Reports: “...it has proven to both participant and parent the pillow is a success!”
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
7. Female, Age 12, Aspergers Syndrome: P.E.R. 4.33
- Sleep Issue: Tossing/Turning, sleep talking/yelling, doesn’t wake up rested.
- Experience: Significantly less tossing/turning & sleep talking/yelling, awakens refreshed.
- Mother Reports: “My daughter says she is waking up feeling considerably more refreshed.”

8. Male, Age 14, Autism: P.E.R. 4.17
- Sleep Issues: Can’t go to sleep, needs mom to lay with him.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 2-hours to 30 min. Increased sleep timefrom 6 hours to 10 hours.
- Parent Reports: “[Son] is more pleasant.”

9. Female, Age 14, ADHD, Mood Disorder, Social Anxiety Aspergers: P.E.R. 4.33
- Sleep Issues: Unable to fall asleep, was very anxious.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 1 - 2 hours to a few minutes.
Increased sleeping time from 5 - 8 hours to 10 - 12 hours.
- Mother Reports: “[Daughter] Liked Forest & Rain.”
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
10. Male, Age 14, Autism: P.E.R. 5.00
- Sleep Issue: Won’t sleep without melatonin and falls a sleep around midnight- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 3.5 hours to 10 mins.
- Mother Reports: “He is more calm and happy.”

11. Female, Age 36, Aspergers: P.E.R. 2.83
- Sleep Issues: Wakes up every 3-hours.
- Experience: Sleeps through the night.
- Participant Reports: “I think I slept better because external stressors were already reducing...”12. Male, Age 9, Aspergers Syndrome, ADHD: P.E.R. 4.67
- Sleep Issue: Took 1 - 1.5 hours to fall asleep, woke up a couple times a night.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep from over an hour to an hour.
- Participant Reports: “Overall a great pillow with great qualities.”
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Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
13. Male, Age 14, Aspergers: P.E.R. 2.33
- Sleep Issues: Difficulty falling a sleep- Experience: No Change.
- Mother Reports: “He prefers his memory foam pillow.”

14. Female, Age 15, Aspergers: P.E.R. 3.67
- Sleep Issues: Takes hours to fall a sleep.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep to 1/2 hour - 1-hour.
- Mother Reports: “The pillow helps her sleep better...making life easier for all involved.”

15. Male, Age 13, ADHD, Anxiety: P.E.R. 4.33
- Sleep Issue: Very difficult time falling & staying a sleep, tossing/turning.
- Experience: Time to fall asleep reduced from 1 - 2 hours to 30 min. average.
- Mother Reports: “[Son] less irritable, not as tired throughout the day.”
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
16. Male, Age 17, ADHD, ODD, Autism: P.E.R. 4.50
- Sleep Issues: Difficulty falling a sleep & sleeping through night.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall asleep by 3 - 4 hours. Increased number ofsleeping hours by 5 - 8 hours- Mother Reports: “[Son] happier, more easy going with fewer meltdowns.”

17. Female, Age 17, PDD-NOS: P.E.R. 4.00
- Sleep Issues: Very hard time falling a sleep, staying a sleep, tossing/turning throughout night.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep from 2 - 3 hours to 15 - 20 min. Increased sleeping
hours from 1 - 3 hours to 8 hours.
- Participant Reports: “The music was very relaxing for her...helped wind down from the day.”

18. Male, Age 6, Aspergers, High Functioning Autism: P.E.R. 3.83
- Sleep Issue: A lot of trouble going to sleep, wakes up easily.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep from 30 - 60 min. to 15 - 30 min.
Increased time sleeping from 6 - 7 hours to 8 - 10- Mother Reports: “[Son] less anxious, more happy and energetic, more confident
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Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent

19. Male, Age 3 1/2, Autism, Global Developmental Delay Speech Sound Disorder: P.E.R. 4.50
- Sleep Issues: Usually takes 2-hours to fall a sleep, bangs head on bed or pillow.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep from 30 mins. - 3 hours to 15 mins. - 1-hour.
Increased time sleeping from 2 - 4 hours to 8 - 12 hours.
- Mother Reports: “[Son] not as loud, doesn’t have bags under his eyes & calmer...
Stopped head banging...getting more hours & more restful sleep...”

20. Male, Age 13, Autism ADHD, Dyspraxia: P.E.R. 4.50
- Sleep Issue: Doesn’t sleep well, takes Clonidine to sleep.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep from 1 hour to 10 - 15 min. and sleeps all night.
- Mother Reports: “[Son] woke up more pleasant and said ‘that pillow is the best thing
for me.’ He sleeps with it every night.”

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Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent

21. Male, Age 10, Aspergers Syndrome, Anxiety Disorder: P.E.R. 4.50
- Sleep Issues: Up all night, unable to turn off brain, sleeps few hours, nightmares.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall asleep from 4-hours to 45 mins. Increased time
sleeping from 1 - 2 hours to 6-hours and reduced nightmares.
- Mother Reports: “[Son] more rested and less irritable, helped empty out all thenegative thoughts.”

22. Male, Age 14, Aspergers: P.E.R. 4.17
- Sleep Issues: Using fan to block out noise/make white noise- Experience: Prior to pillow [system] needed fan to sleep no matter what the season.
- Mother Reports: “I believe it has helped him with [his] anxiety.”

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Participants’ Overview & Experiences
P.E.R. = Participant’s Experience Rating

Scale: 1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent

23. Male, Age 10, Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome (VCF), ADHD, Autism: P.E.R. 4.33
- Sleep Issue: Refuses to sleep in own bed, frequent nightmares, loud sleep talking, fights sleep,
kicks & swings arms in sleep, never slept more than 2-hours.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall asleep from 1-hour or more to 5 mins. Increased sleep
time from 2-hours to 7-hours average (sleep medication free).
- Mother Reports: “...our family also receives a deeper, longer, more restful sleep. AND ourson is sleeping in his own bed without any trouble. The whole family benefits.”

24. Male, Age 9, Severe Autism - Non-Verbal: P.E.R. 5.00
- Sleep Issues: Routinely wakes up at 1:30am - 2:00am, screaming, lack of sleep taking
physical toll on appearance. Lack of sleep getting worse.
- Experience: Reduced time to fall a sleep from 30 min. - 2 hours to 15 mins.
Increased sleep time from about 4-hours to 9 - 10 hours.
- Mother Reports: “Our night time is peaceful, once again.”
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The Process
Participants Received: Sound Pillow Sleep System:- Sound Pillow: pillow with set of stereo speakers buried inside- MP3 Player Pre-Loaded with 18 One-Hour tracks of proprietary BinauralMusic, Nature Sounds, Binaural Music layered with Nature Sounds.
As well as White Noise, Pink Noise, Blue Noise files.
Participants slept with the system for 2 - 3 weeks.
Questionnaires were then completed by the parent or participant.
The parent or participant provided the user’s: diagnosis, sex, age
and sleep habits, prior to and during the use of the system.

Nature sounds and music created especially for the Sound Pillow Sleep System
by Dr. Harry Henshaw. Ed.D. and R. Scott Armbruster.
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The Process
Respondents rated the system on a ranking scale of 1 - 5:
1-Very Poor, 2-Poor, 3-Satisfactory, 4-Good, 5-Excellent
The Sleep System was rated on the following:

ComfortSound Quality

Relaxation Factor

How helpful System is for falling asleep
Quality of the Content/Sound Tracks
Participant’s Quality of Sleep while using System
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While using the System:
77% - Slept longer - generally 2 - 5 hours (or more)
88% - Fell asleep faster, generally 50% - 80% faster
84% - Rated the Relaxation Factor as Good or Excellent
88% - Rated the Quality of Sleep as Good or Excellent
92% - Believe the system helped the participant sleep
96% - Would recommend the system to others facing
similar challenges.
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Reviewers’ Comments
Completed questionnaires available atwww.SoundPillow.com/Spectrum-Questionnaires“It helped me relax and fall asleep.” - Participant #1“We’ve tried sound machines, running water, fans and weighted
blankets. None of them worked. With the sleep system, my son has slept
through the night, overall, for the past 3-months. ”- Respondent #2“[Son] wasn’t as tired, less cranky.” - Respondent #3“...very comfortable...soothing sounds have definitely helped me
fall asleep much faster and remain asleep throughout the night.”- Participant #4
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Reviewers’ CommentsCompleted questionnaires and comments available atwww.SoundPillow.com“Best sleep he’s had in a long time.” - Respondent #16“[Son] happier, more easy going with fewer meltdowns.” - Respondent #17“She was a lot happier...not as irritable. She could focus a lot
better...not as much anxiety .” - Respondent #18“It make[s] him feel special and calm.” - Respondent #17“...more than once, my son laid his head on the pillow, a smile
appeared, and he seemed to settle immediately, falling asleep
within 5 minutes.” - Respondent #25Click Here for Product Information: http://shop.soundpillow.com/
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Why (we think) this Happened
The Sound Pillow Sleep System is a comfortable-soothingsound conditioner creating an environment conducive forproviding and promoting relaxation and sleep.
Sleep system’s nature sounds are real and the music evolves slowly with nopronounced punctuations of sound or tempo changes.
Sound Pillow’s sound quality is extremely good. Thus the reproductionof nature sounds & music is pleasing and comforting.
The hypnotic sounds relax the body, slows cardiovascular and respiratory
systems and calms the mind. Allowing for a deep state of relaxation andthe promotion of slow wave sleep (SWS).
Even though the responses were overwhelmingly positive, individual experiences will vary and do
not imply similar experiences for anyone.
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Our Need for Sleep is Indisputable“...there is a well-established connection between lack of sleep andmental and physical health.”(1)“Sleep problems are very common, reportedly as high as 80% inchildren with ASD [Autism Spectrum Disorder]." (2)“Disordered sleep is frequently associated with behavior problems...” (3)“The most common sleep problems in children with ASD are difficulty
falling asleep and repeated awakenings during the night.”(2)“Sleep problems in ASD are correlated with increased maternal stressand parental sleep disruption.” (3)1) Coping with Excessive Sleepiness - Dr. R. Robert Auger, M.D. - Mayo Center for Sleep Medicine - WebMD
2) Sleep and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - by Carin Lamm, M.D. - Autism Speaks.org
3) Sleep Problems in Children with Autism - by P. Gail Williams M.D. - University of Louisville
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On the Spectrum
For those On the Spectrum, finding relaxation and sleep, can be a battle.
A battle having negative impacts on the entire household.
When we learned of just how pervasive and serious theseissues are, for so many families, we asked ourselves...
What would happen if, they tried the Sound Pillow Sleep System?
With the assistance of Aspergers101.org founder Jennifer Allen,Sound Pillow announced it was looking for 20 families to help
answer the question.
The following report was compiled from the responses of Twenty-Fourparticipating families/individuals that live
On the Spectrum.
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Thank You!
Thank you to all of the individuals andfamilies, for taking the time to participate in
our quest to help answer the question“What would happen if...?”A very special thanks toAspergers101.org, and its founderJennifer Allen, for helping us get started
in the right direction.
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Contact Information
Sound Pillow Sleep System(R)

Contact: R. Scott Armbruster
Phone: 877-846-6488
Email: Scott@SoundPillow.com
Web: www.SoundPillow.com
Sound Pillow is a registered trademark of Armbruster Enterprises, Inc.
Nature sounds and music copy write Dr. Harry Henshaw, Ed.D. and R. Scott Armbruster
Patent Pending

All rights reserved

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