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Natalie's innate desire to wiggle and fiddle has helped her improve focus, classroom behavior, and reduce anxiety. Share your experiences for the chance to receive a free set of fidgets.

My daughter, Natalie, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), is a born fidgeter, and rather than wasting energy trying to sit still and keep her hands quiet, she’s learned to harness that trait to her advantage. How Fidgets Help ADD/ADHD Over the years, she’s gained an awareness of how fidgeting helps her ADD/ADHD and will seek out appropriate objects ("fidgets") to fiddle with...
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Your ADD/ADHD child may have a right to educational assistive technology. Here's one idea for approaching your child's IEP team about gadgets in the classroom.