FIDGET SPINNER!!

[autumnsparklemom]

I would really like to try it with my daughter who has autism.

[davissy]

I just read about these the other day...some schools are banning them because kids are playing with them during lesson times.

[nannycoe1]

My grandchildren have them and they sit around spinning them constantly

[sherryinutah]

I could see where they would be effective for someone who doesn't have a very long attention span.  For a child with ADHD it probably would be helpful.  A lot of adults have their own "version of a fidget spinner" because they might sit down and crochet or read a good book.

 

[bshee58]

never heard of a fidget spinner

[alina6]

I didn't know what it was until about a week ago and now they are everywhere. My children's school just banned them because they were becoming disruptive. I think they are neat but I don't know how much they help concentration.

[natashaspy]

my nephew uses it, it helps him focus on something when he's feeling stressed.

[cathy37]

My grandson has one.  He has ADHD and it does seem to help him focus more.  I'm not sure how this works, but it does seem to.

[yikes77]

I never even heard of them until a week ago.  Now I've been hunting for them for my neighbours!

[southernhorizons]

It's just one of those dumb things that somehow becomes a fad. Just like Pokemon Go a while back. I've seen them in pictures, but I've never actually seen anyone using them, so I wouldn't even know how they work.

[Nancy5]

Like most others, I never heard of them until about one week ago.  Now they are the hot new item.

[nannycoe1]

My grandkids have them

[themrs13]

Yes... my kids love them and i have even used them ... kind of fun

[froggylover227]

I don't have the spinner, but I have the cube. I bought it to help curb my anxiety attacks that I sometimes suffer from. Overall, I do feel like it distracts me enough to forget about the anxiety, thus preventing an attack from happening. I know a lot of people have kids who use these for either autism/ADD/ADHD/anxiety, and it bothers me that this has become a "fad" recently because I feel like these items should be reserved for those who need them. It's not "cool" to need a device to help you focus or calm yourself down. Trust me, I would rather NOT need the fidget cube and be anxiety-free than look "cool" by playing with one. And I'm sure plenty of autistic/ADD/ADHD/anxiety kids would rather not have their problems either. If my kid asked for this, and didn't have a real need for it, I would not buy it for them. I think it's a great thing for those who truly need it, but for those who don't, I find it offensive. 

[batmobile]

I want the cube