Japanese crossword «Fidget Spinner»
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Excellent but tough!
I had a tractor in my head - & then it wasn't!!!
replyI had a tractor in my head - & then it wasn't!!!
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Oh my gosh, I always hated those things and never saw the point in getting one. Weren't they supposed to relieve attention deficit or something? I never understood how they actually did that. I guess that's why they fell so much out of favor.
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My son has ADHD. He used something similar when he was little. It was called a worry stone. It kept it in his pocket and he would play with it quietly while in school. It allowed him to fidget without disturbing the rest of the class. There are many versions of this, I have seen a ring that has a spinning part.
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Yes, that's the point of them - but the more visual they are the more distraction they can be for both the person using them and people nearby. That's why the first usages were more tactile, like your son's "worry stone." I wish my kid had been introduced to them, but he was already 21 by the time they took off.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fidget-toys-arent-just-hype/
Not only have they not fallen out of favor, these days they're more likely to be called "fidget tools" because not all of them involve spinning bits and calling them toys discounts their intention.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/07/fidget-ball.html
The funny things is that, like 3strikes, most people didn't get what they were for or how they worked, so they were dismissed as a fad. But people have been "fidgeting" with things forever, to keep their minds from wandering off. But tapping your toe is distracting to those around you. Ideally, a fidget tool gives you the same release of nervous energy w/o the attention.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fidget-toys-arent-just-hype/
Not only have they not fallen out of favor, these days they're more likely to be called "fidget tools" because not all of them involve spinning bits and calling them toys discounts their intention.
https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/07/fidget-ball.html
The funny things is that, like 3strikes, most people didn't get what they were for or how they worked, so they were dismissed as a fad. But people have been "fidgeting" with things forever, to keep their minds from wandering off. But tapping your toe is distracting to those around you. Ideally, a fidget tool gives you the same release of nervous energy w/o the attention.
My son also has ADHD. The school installed old bike tire tubes on the bottoms of the desks of children with ADHD. It allows them to bounce their legs when they are fidgetty instead of swinging their legs back and forth.
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Thanks everyone for your insightful info. I used to write just about everything done that the professors said. Plus doodles on the side margins. My daughter does the same doodling. Wish I'd known about the fidget devices.
replyI have ADHD and fidget a lot, though I did well in school largely thanks to tolerant teachers. I have learned to use knitting as a productive form of fidgeting, and like QueenCC, I find taking notes can also help. Unfortunately, I also fidgeted with my engagement ring so much over 35+ years that the diamond fell out and got lost. I just stopped wearing it - we are still happily married and my husband wasn't unduly upset. At least my wedding ring is too plain to harm by fidgeting with it.
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