Unlike alternative (fixed mould) specialist paediatric seating, the precise shape of the Chilli Bean can be adjusted as soon as needed, at home, by parents. 

AAT’s Chilli Bean uses revolutionary vacuum technology. It means Chilli Bean can be infinitely altered, immediately, to guarantee the child’s continued comfort and correct position. There is none of the cost, nor delay, of re-assessment, measuring and ordering of a new mould. The child’s correct, supported posture is maintained consistently and constantly.

By removing the air between the ‘beans’ of the seat, Chilli Bean’s exact form is fixed. As/when the child needs even a slight adjustment, the parent can quickly and easily allow a little air back into the seat, re-mould as needed- be it a tiny alteration or significant re-shaping- and then fix the new moulding. 

Occupational Therapist Rosana Barbosa comments, “Other beanbags need professional casting, which makes it difficult to adjust them once the client’s postural needs change. Chilli Bean can be easily readjusted by anyone trained to do so. I’ve already recommended it to other team members, who have also begun specifying Chilli Bean.”

Adds Peter Wingrave, AAT Director, “With fixed mould seating, each new casting has to be paid for. That means a child is potentially sitting incorrectly and/or uncomfortably for days- or weeks- whilst the funding for the new mould is approved and the new mould is measured, produced and delivered. Chilli Bean has no such ‘hidden’ costs: all it takes to re-mould is a little time.”

Chilli Bean’s purchase price- across the range of sizes- is competitive and comparable with other mould paediatric seating. AAT includes assessment of the child and training of parents as part of the package. Thus there are no additional financial costs as the child grows, their condition and postural needs vary.

Full details of Chilli Bean can be found on AAT’s website @ https://www.aatgb.com/chilli-bean/.