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Actually, they aren't to waste time if you are ADHD, autistic or a similar mental condition. They work really well as a grounding/focusing tool because of a mix of the movement and sound. The problem is that while they were developed as a sensory aid for said conditions, they became a fad and now people associate them to the "oh you just want to be popular" crowd.
As one with ADHD, I can't see how they are anything but disruptive. They take too much effort. You want a minimal attention device, thus why things like chewing on your pencil and such are usual disruption to help you concentrate. Like background noise versus actively listening to music. If you have to actually think about it much, like actively spinning the thing and watching/listening to it, it's just detracting from your attention, not giving you an outlet to occupy you while you try to focus. I rather like the concept behind the fidget cube, it's small but offers a variety of tactile stimulus, and non intrusive enough you can just keep it in your palm and no one will notice. Those spinners are just fucking stupid though.
I don't believe I have any kind of ADHD or autism or anythin, I might be slightly on the autism spectrum but I dunno...
That said, I got myself a cheap knock off fidget cube for 60p to see if it did anything for me and it was strangely relaxing, so I bought a legit one.
I agree, I had a go at a spinner and I didn't get it. I suppose it's some kind of adaptation of the pencil twirl thing some people do, but you can do that with a pencil so I'm lost there.
A fidget cube actually is a nice mindless thing to mess with when I have a hand free.
It's a shame though if fidget cubes actually help people with mental disorders they're being banned from classrooms and such because the other kids disrupt class with them or what have you.
That said, I got myself a cheap knock off fidget cube for 60p to see if it did anything for me and it was strangely relaxing, so I bought a legit one.
I agree, I had a go at a spinner and I didn't get it. I suppose it's some kind of adaptation of the pencil twirl thing some people do, but you can do that with a pencil so I'm lost there.
A fidget cube actually is a nice mindless thing to mess with when I have a hand free.
It's a shame though if fidget cubes actually help people with mental disorders they're being banned from classrooms and such because the other kids disrupt class with them or what have you.
Actually I'm diagnosed ADD, my youngest brother ADHD, both of us are uninterested in the device. As they're simple...and really serve no function. In order to focus, we lock onto a subject we really like.
We refer to it as "bull-dogging" just...these devices are damn near worshiped as if they were the miracle drug of the century.
We refer to it as "bull-dogging" just...these devices are damn near worshiped as if they were the miracle drug of the century.
just a fun gimmick that kids like; all the available stores can buy them for cheap cus the production value is very low yet your profit margin skyrockets cus it's a trending kids toy atm
tbh the fidget spinner hype has already passed, don't really see a point in bitching 'bout something that's harmless and mainstream
and to be honest if your kid can cope with his ADD/ADHD with a 1 dollar piece of plastic it surely beats giving them prescribed amphetamines pushed by big pharma eh? i'm glad you got your own way to cope but most kids either need the actual drugs or a spinning disk made for a few cents in third world countries
tbh the fidget spinner hype has already passed, don't really see a point in bitching 'bout something that's harmless and mainstream
and to be honest if your kid can cope with his ADD/ADHD with a 1 dollar piece of plastic it surely beats giving them prescribed amphetamines pushed by big pharma eh? i'm glad you got your own way to cope but most kids either need the actual drugs or a spinning disk made for a few cents in third world countries
Aye, not paying out the ass to *actually* make myself stupid; the meds, if not needed to function at the most basic level in the first place, destroy every advantage ADHD grants while not eradicating every negative. And simply put all 3 major categories of ADHD are advantages:
Hyperactivity: More energy where another would be fatigued. Oftentimes can erupt into action at a moment's notice, meshes well with impulsiveness.
Impulsivity: When properly controlled, it's flat out faster reaction speeds in situations where knee-jerk reactions are critical and prior thinking isn't required. (Like butterfingering something fragile) Also helps when you're stuck in a loop of wanting to do a thing but can't bring yourself to do it, you can use this to just up and do it time to time.
Inattentiveness: Better expressed as hyperfocusing, it's just flat out useful once you can direct it or at least prevent it happening when it's a bad thing. What employer doesn't love a zero-maintenance employee that just needs base instructions, a few answers here and there to questions, but otherwise is basically zoned completely into their job? (Also its very nice for writers and other artists, I've both slept and written for hours through massive thunderstorms without realizing it ever happened)
I took meds once as a test. Holy crap I do not know how normies can work food services without the pathalogical need for heightened neural activity. Absolute chaos without that huge pool of activity to dump it all into. (Honestly, labour or service jobs basically function as meds, at least if your activity requirements lean more towards the mental rather than physical; I don't fidget or fiddle with anything, I just have 24/7 radio in my head)
Hyperactivity: More energy where another would be fatigued. Oftentimes can erupt into action at a moment's notice, meshes well with impulsiveness.
Impulsivity: When properly controlled, it's flat out faster reaction speeds in situations where knee-jerk reactions are critical and prior thinking isn't required. (Like butterfingering something fragile) Also helps when you're stuck in a loop of wanting to do a thing but can't bring yourself to do it, you can use this to just up and do it time to time.
Inattentiveness: Better expressed as hyperfocusing, it's just flat out useful once you can direct it or at least prevent it happening when it's a bad thing. What employer doesn't love a zero-maintenance employee that just needs base instructions, a few answers here and there to questions, but otherwise is basically zoned completely into their job? (Also its very nice for writers and other artists, I've both slept and written for hours through massive thunderstorms without realizing it ever happened)
I took meds once as a test. Holy crap I do not know how normies can work food services without the pathalogical need for heightened neural activity. Absolute chaos without that huge pool of activity to dump it all into. (Honestly, labour or service jobs basically function as meds, at least if your activity requirements lean more towards the mental rather than physical; I don't fidget or fiddle with anything, I just have 24/7 radio in my head)
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