The following information correlates to the success of SnuggL'Up America programs. No medical claims are intended or inferred.

St. Judes Children's Research Hospital Patient Education Series:

"Children in hospital and outpatient treatment use comfort items with smooth surfaces that can be washed easily. Washable, smooth comfort items carry less risk of infection for the patients."

Joint Office for Marketing and Communications, University of Iowa Health Care, March 17, 2004:

Children's Hospital of Iowa uses partial funds from The Children's Miracle Network to purchase and provide comfort items that make hospital stays more comfortable for both patients and their families.

Dr. Jayme Miles-Yani, MD, Sherman Oaks Hospital and Health Center:

"The tactile and sensory experience of holding a SnuggL'Up is not only comforting but distracting during outpatient and diagnostic procedures. My patients and office staff love them."

Dr. Charlotte Cole, Vice President of Education and Research, Sesame Workshop:

"Children can be helped to cope with the stress of traumatic events by engaging them in activities that will benefit others in need." Additionally states that "comfort items are useful for children reacting to stressful situations."

Patrick Friman, Clinical psychologist and Director of Clinical Services and Research, Father Flanigan's Boys' Home, Boys Town, NE:

"Children gravitate to cuddly choices because they seek an experience that feels like being close to their mother. It's a matter of texture -- children are often attracted to silky, smooth textures that remind them of their mother's skin and hair."

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, MD:

"Giving a child a lovey that can be used by the child to help comfort themselves is a wonderful idea to help your child get back to sleep. It is best to introduce the item during the day when the child is not upset and gradually encourage them to find comfort from it at night."

Researcher Harry F. Harlow:

"The principal cause of attachment is not food, but the need for soft and soothing material" as the concluding statement of his groundbreaking research with rhesus monkeys.

SnuggL'Up and Autism

SnuggL'Up pillows have shown to have positive effects for children with Autism. The following are two examples of how SnuggL'Ups are being used:

• The Garden State Discovery Museum Center for Learning launched an Autism Support program, Open Arms, August of 2004. This multi-faceted program provides a variety of resources to parents raising children with Autism. At the first free family evening, where over 75 autistic children visited the Museum with their caregivers and siblings, SnuggL'Up pillows were used in the cool down room to offer comfort to visiting children. "The pillows' fabric and 'squishyness', as well as their stimulating patterns, were a wonderful tool that volunteers used to soothe children looking for some relief."

• According to Nancy B. Ryan, Director of the Center for Learning, "Several pillows scattered on a cushioned mat served as a great space for the children to roll and jump around, expelling their energy, as well as to lie down and cuddle up to calm their senses. The SnuggL'Ups were, and will continue to be, on sale to provide a wonderful resource to the families, as well as a means to raise money for the non-profit Center for Learning and the Open Arms program."