I do kind of hate how much of a fad fidget toys became, because now that the fad has died it's harder for neurodivergents to get ahold of them. The selection on Amazon is a lot more limited now, and more expensive than it had been. Plus, physical stores don't carry them anymore.
It’s also caused them to be banned in schools which means neurodiverse people might not be able to concentrate without fidget toys. Of course I brake the rules and bring them in anyway but technically they are banned
I actually had a really cool health teacher one year that personally bought fidget toys because it was quite obvious that a solid 90% of the people in my class either had a hard time focusing or definitely had some form of ADHD. The really cool thing was what prompted that: one of the kids brought a fidget cube and she actually noticed how much everyone liked it and would pass it around while they would do their work...that's a good, observant teacher and guess what...they worked AMAZINGLY usually people would be bouncing off the walls but it was like a night and day difference of everyone actually sitting still and doing their work!!
@@butterbun7033 I'm glad it was effective. I just wish it hadn't been such a popular, "toy," amongst neurtotypicals. Because some schools started banning them, and now that they aren't popular anymore, no one's making them. I just wish.... things that are intended to HELP people who need them didn't become, "trends."
People would fake having adhd or anxiety at my school just to be able to take a fidget to school which bothered me to the max cause they would make fun of me for having a chewy in class for my adhd
Or, more likely, you have no idea what these people have or haven't been diagnosed with because you aren't around them all the time and have no idea what their home life is like. For all you know these people could have adhd or anxiety and be quite high functioning and in that case you'd be invalidating their experiences- which is pretty not cool. Just because someone doesn't act the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't have a diagnosis. I've spent a lot of my life not being heard about my issues because I looked too normal on the outside and people assumed I was faking it until I had a complete mental break from continually being ignored and shunned. The people you say are "faking it" are probably masking their symptoms to protect themselves from jerks like you.
I have anxiety and i suspect i might have adhd (not self diagnosing, just a theory), and even if i dont have adhd having stim toys helps me tremendously, especially with online school, and if i dont have a stim toy i will stim by rubbing my fingers on my left hand together or biting my nails. I never even knew there might be a reason behind it, my mom just says im restless
Why did you say not self diagnosing? I think its good to recognize symptoms, if i didn't point out i matched the symptoms of adhd i wouldn't have gotten my diagnosis
Dudeee sameee- I think I have add or adhd or something (not self diagnosing just like u) but if I don’t do something with my hands then I will pick at my skin or bite my nails so bad until they hurt
@@dariusanderson5944 Everybody stims. Literally all people all animals everyone, it's part of what makes the patholigiseing of stimming and the banning of stim toys so gross.
Is it bad that I’d chew all of them except the fidget cube automatically. You could place the chew toy in front of me and it would be there for less than 5 seconds before I started chewing it.
I’m likely Neurotypical (may have undiagnosed ADHD but otherwise just a regular guy) but I would def use a stim toy I have 3 fidget spinners which I like to play with and sometimes chew and suck on plastic things, which I’ve heard is a stim type thing Idk it’s just really!!! Makes me happy.
Ah same! Sometimes i like mindlessly squishing a squishy but the ones i have have a slippery texture which doesnt bode that well, but stuff like that and slime i rlly enjoy using
thats called trichotillomania its a body focused repetitive behavior, its most common in people with a anxiety disorder including: GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and OCD (obbsesive compulsive disorder) its fairly common ( I do it sometimes I have OCD and possibly autism) other things that are a body focused repetitve behavior include: dermitilomania (picking your skin) and picking your nails.
Wait Why do you not have more subscribers (I have ADHD ,anxiety and a few other disorders involving fidgeting) I have so many fidget toys and still toys including my 2 favourites wich are a tangle junior and a spinner ring
We need more of this everywhere. This was good and I like how they were understanding and not judgemental and letting that judgement get in the way of allowing them to try and understand. So thankyou for that ☺️.
Im autistic and I stim by flapping my arms up and down, clutch my hands, squeeze and move around my squishy dog toy, I also like sniffing and touching my favourite teddy.
@@Jayme_Le4457 Good to know Im not the only one that does this cause I felt a bit uncomfortable mentioning that I liked sniffing my favourite teddy lol
@@9ightdreamer yes!! im glad i could be here to relate! its so comforting, i like rubbing different textures on my lips and so my stuffies are various textures. i used to put essential oil sprays on their ears!
I love fidgets and have so many now. I use them all at different times. It depends if I’m at home or at work, or out in stores. It’s so personal which ones work for you. I have a chewy, I’m trying to break the habit of chewing on my hair.
I don't have any stim toys but I can play with my scissors in a way that it isn't (completely) dangerous and somtimes my body decides that it's a good time to attempt to eat it
Honestly I hate how much of a trend fidgets have become, they're for neurodivergent people who need to use them, not for people to use then as fun toys.
Anyone can use them, neurotypicals can also benefit from it. I think it just starts to become a problem when schools decide to ban certain fidgets. edit: that would be the school’s fault tho, fidgets are for everyone who wants them
I have GAD, Social Anxiety, suspecting ADHD, and psychiatrist thinks I have Autism. It’s really sad how hard it’s become to find things. I spent 25$ for 2 stim toys. A chewlery necklace and a small stress ball. Everything else was too expensive. It’s so sad tbh.
I hate when Neuro typical individuals use stimulus toys because they use them inappropriately. Then the storm toys get band they individuals who need them to help them function can't use them because they aren't allowed. It's stupid. Why use them if you don't need them. Their not your typical toy. They are supposed to be used by people with special needs to help cope with everyday life.
I related so hard to the girl in the beginning of the video when she said she almost destroyed the kitchen because I’ve blown up the microwave 3 times because I forgot to put water in the microwave macaroni 😭
Stunning CAN be For ( those of Us With Autistic people or Anyone with a Disability Stim’s ) and YES. Also Everyone Stim’s . I’ve got 2 Forms of Anxiety and I’m So Glad. I’m Not IN School. My Family Members Love all of my Fidget items and My Friend’s Over the past 8 Years ) I show them what they are and they all like them .
Can anyone tell me where I could find such a silicone chess queen? Everything I find searching in line shops are silicone forms for baking or chocolate :(
ususally u can search up "chewy toys" or "chewable stim toys" to find them some good stores are ChewiGem and Munchables which sell a lot of those silicone chew toys
Since I’m only legally autistic (On the LOW end of the autism spectrum, enough neural mutations for the diagnosis but not enough neural mutations for the same “quirks” that most autistic people have.) I don’t really get the purpose of these things for the most part. I do however have an interest the type that look like neat minted-art metal coins, or improve your finger strength and dexterity.
I’m sure everyone will be glad to know that the chewable stuff was thoroughly washed before giving it to you
I do kind of hate how much of a fad fidget toys became, because now that the fad has died it's harder for neurodivergents to get ahold of them. The selection on Amazon is a lot more limited now, and more expensive than it had been. Plus, physical stores don't carry them anymore.
Neurodivergent sounds way cooler than neurodiverse. Neuro diverse was clearly decided by a neurotypical. I prefer divergent.it sounds more empowering
@@lennieblake3444 it also makes me feel like I should get around to reading the Divergent books.
It’s also caused them to be banned in schools which means neurodiverse people might not be able to concentrate without fidget toys. Of course I brake the rules and bring them in anyway but technically they are banned
I actually had a really cool health teacher one year that personally bought fidget toys because it was quite obvious that a solid 90% of the people in my class either had a hard time focusing or definitely had some form of ADHD. The really cool thing was what prompted that: one of the kids brought a fidget cube and she actually noticed how much everyone liked it and would pass it around while they would do their work...that's a good, observant teacher and guess what...they worked AMAZINGLY usually people would be bouncing off the walls but it was like a night and day difference of everyone actually sitting still and doing their work!!
@@butterbun7033 I'm glad it was effective.
I just wish it hadn't been such a popular, "toy," amongst neurtotypicals. Because some schools started banning them, and now that they aren't popular anymore, no one's making them.
I just wish.... things that are intended to HELP people who need them didn't become, "trends."
People would fake having adhd or anxiety at my school just to be able to take a fidget to school which bothered me to the max cause they would make fun of me for having a chewy in class for my adhd
People like that ruin everything and, I’m sorry they laughed at you.
Or, more likely, you have no idea what these people have or haven't been diagnosed with because you aren't around them all the time and have no idea what their home life is like.
For all you know these people could have adhd or anxiety and be quite high functioning and in that case you'd be invalidating their experiences- which is pretty not cool. Just because someone doesn't act the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't have a diagnosis.
I've spent a lot of my life not being heard about my issues because I looked too normal on the outside and people assumed I was faking it until I had a complete mental break from continually being ignored and shunned. The people you say are "faking it" are probably masking their symptoms to protect themselves from jerks like you.
See, the thing is they actively participated in making fun of a child who would be afflicted just the same if they were to be telling the truth.
ABLEIST BASTARDS!!!!!!
I have anxiety and i suspect i might have adhd (not self diagnosing, just a theory), and even if i dont have adhd having stim toys helps me tremendously, especially with online school, and if i dont have a stim toy i will stim by rubbing my fingers on my left hand together or biting my nails. I never even knew there might be a reason behind it, my mom just says im restless
My mom always said I had “nervous energy”. No idea what that means but it ended up being ADHD
Why did you say not self diagnosing?
I think its good to recognize symptoms, if i didn't point out i matched the symptoms of adhd i wouldn't have gotten my diagnosis
self diagnosing is fine :)
Dudeee sameee- I think I have add or adhd or something (not self diagnosing just like u) but if I don’t do something with my hands then I will pick at my skin or bite my nails so bad until they hurt
What neurotypical people actually think about stim toys: WE WANT ONE
Are you sure you're neurotypical?
@@dariusanderson5944 Everybody stims. Literally all people all animals everyone, it's part of what makes the patholigiseing of stimming and the banning of stim toys so gross.
@@dariusanderson5944 I think humans in general like the stimulation.
Is it bad that I’d chew all of them except the fidget cube automatically. You could place the chew toy in front of me and it would be there for less than 5 seconds before I started chewing it.
if someone gives me something its mine now so eating would be expected
i would also do that if i owned them, id feel to awkward to chew on someone else's toys but if that tangle was mine... chomp
I'd still chew it
Haha i even chew on my fidget cube
Sometimes you just gotta chee
I’m likely Neurotypical (may have undiagnosed ADHD but otherwise just a regular guy) but I would def use a stim toy
I have 3 fidget spinners which I like to play with and sometimes chew and suck on plastic things, which I’ve heard is a stim type thing
Idk it’s just really!!! Makes me happy.
Ah same! Sometimes i like mindlessly squishing a squishy but the ones i have have a slippery texture which doesnt bode that well, but stuff like that and slime i rlly enjoy using
Someone I saw once said if you stim, and it works for you, then that stim is for you. Stimming is for everyone.
if you have ADHD then you are not neurotypical you are neurodivergent
@@IndustrialParrot2816 yeah i know! im actually pretty sure i have autism now, and im going to get tested soon
If I don’t have a fidget toy I start picking at my skull and my hair starts falling out so... 👀
There’s so many hairs on the floor next to my desk and on in all my books 👩🦲
thats called trichotillomania its a body focused repetitive behavior, its most common in people with a anxiety disorder including: GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) and OCD (obbsesive compulsive disorder) its fairly common ( I do it sometimes I have OCD and possibly autism) other things that are a body focused repetitve behavior include: dermitilomania (picking your skin) and picking your nails.
Wait
Why do you not have more subscribers
(I have ADHD ,anxiety and a few other disorders involving fidgeting)
I have so many fidget toys and still toys including my 2 favourites wich are a tangle junior and a spinner ring
ah thank you, that's a huge compliment! I would love to make more content surrounding ASD to educate myself and others. Any ideas?
We need more of this everywhere. This was good and I like how they were understanding and not judgemental and letting that judgement get in the way of allowing them to try and understand. So thankyou for that ☺️.
Im autistic and I stim by flapping my arms up and down, clutch my hands, squeeze and move around my squishy dog toy, I also like sniffing and touching my favourite teddy.
sniffing is a stim for me too!!!
@@Jayme_Le4457
Good to know Im not the only one that does this cause I felt a bit uncomfortable mentioning that I liked sniffing my favourite teddy lol
@@9ightdreamer yes!! im glad i could be here to relate! its so comforting, i like rubbing different textures on my lips and so my stuffies are various textures. i used to put essential oil sprays on their ears!
i am so glad i stim with so many everyday objects like pencils doornobs switches and other weird stuff that is pretty common
I love fidgets and have so many now. I use them all at different times. It depends if I’m at home or at work, or out in stores. It’s so personal which ones work for you.
I have a chewy, I’m trying to break the habit of chewing on my hair.
I don't have any stim toys but I can play with my scissors in a way that it isn't (completely) dangerous and somtimes my body decides that it's a good time to attempt to eat it
i like your pfp
@@jesterthechaotic5361 so do i
Honestly I hate how much of a trend fidgets have become, they're for neurodivergent people who need to use them, not for people to use then as fun toys.
Anyone can use them, neurotypicals can also benefit from it. I think it just starts to become a problem when schools decide to ban certain fidgets.
edit: that would be the school’s fault tho, fidgets are for everyone who wants them
I have GAD, Social Anxiety, suspecting ADHD, and psychiatrist thinks I have Autism.
It’s really sad how hard it’s become to find things. I spent 25$ for 2 stim toys. A chewlery necklace and a small stress ball. Everything else was too expensive. It’s so sad tbh.
I hate when Neuro typical individuals use stimulus toys because they use them inappropriately. Then the storm toys get band they individuals who need them to help them function can't use them because they aren't allowed. It's stupid. Why use them if you don't need them. Their not your typical toy. They are supposed to be used by people with special needs to help cope with everyday life.
I related so hard to the girl in the beginning of the video when she said she almost destroyed the kitchen because I’ve blown up the microwave 3 times because I forgot to put water in the microwave macaroni 😭
you should have way more subscribers 👍
I haven't used a tangle in so long, I should buy one.
I have that exact one which they showed. I have four now, I want the fuzzy one.
Wait would pasta cook in the kettle
I use a rubber duckie as a fidget cus they all so expensive
Try AliExpress. They’re cheap on there. There’s so many available.
2:11 wait, isn’t the fidget cube a fidget toy? Or does it function as both?
yes its definitely a fidget toy
This is really interesting x
No it isn't.
They're not even neurotypical tho.
@@dariusanderson5944 I mean, if they tell me they're neurotypical I'm not going to question it unless they themselves tell me otherwise..
@@xtashax Look at them an tell me they're neurotypical, they sound too lame to be one.
@@xtashax They sound more Aspergish or allistic to me.
really interesting!!!
Stunning CAN be For ( those of Us With Autistic people or Anyone with a Disability Stim’s ) and YES. Also Everyone Stim’s . I’ve got 2 Forms of Anxiety and I’m So Glad. I’m Not IN School. My Family Members Love all of my Fidget items and My Friend’s Over the past 8 Years ) I show them what they are and they all like them .
Can anyone tell me where I could find such a silicone chess queen? Everything I find searching in line shops are silicone forms for baking or chocolate :(
ususally u can search up "chewy toys" or "chewable stim toys" to find them
some good stores are ChewiGem and Munchables which sell a lot of those silicone chew toys
Look up silicone chess pencil toppers and you should find a couple sites that sell them :)
Since I’m only legally autistic (On the LOW end of the autism spectrum, enough neural mutations for the diagnosis but not enough neural mutations for the same “quirks” that most autistic people have.)
I don’t really get the purpose of these things for the most part.
I do however have an interest the type that look like neat minted-art metal coins, or improve your finger strength and dexterity.
Clippy pens 🖊
Having autism is an ability. Not a disability. AndI have obsessions and I get anxious. I love fidgets. I use them at work. My boss allows it!
actully its both so is ADHD
It’s both