Fidgets and Sensory Products

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  • October 25, 2017 at 10:56 pm #66531

    rmtenboer
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    What types of textures and fidgets have you found to be the most helpful. We make a line of custom products, and I am looking for ideas for different textures we can use in our fidget products.

  • October 30, 2017 at 9:49 am #66785

    Penny Williams
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    Rubbing his fingers on Velcro helped my son when he was elementary age.

    Penny
    ADDitude Community Moderator, Author & Mentor on Parenting ADHD, Mom to teen w/ ADHD, LDs, and autism

  • December 27, 2017 at 6:38 am #71589

    PocoPer
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    I agree with velcro. Also, since many fidget products are most helpful in school or even work, ones that allow for interaction without any noise are great. Think about items that a child/adult can push, pull, click (without the click) and use without others noticing. Think small too! Something that can fit in a pocket without huge bulges, something that can fit in a small hand to a larger hand without it being noticed…

    Hope this helps!

  • December 27, 2017 at 7:52 am #71592

    Katy_G
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    I use a fidget cube. It has different available actions (pressing buttons, rolling balls, etc) that are really flexible. And it fits in a coat pocket.

  • December 27, 2017 at 6:39 pm #71620

    anomalocaris
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    My best fidgets ever were short (2/12 inches or so) strings of assorted stone beads, including some smooth and some natural shapes/textures. Unfortunately, I could never find anything durable enough to prevent them from wearing out, so eventually I switched to just single rocks.

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