tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935079254122244240.post8777972845957395238..comments2023-09-26T08:05:50.024-07:00Comments on Info Spot 4 the Special Tot: Fidget ToysOT 4 special totshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17427590207682452425noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935079254122244240.post-75187801950064277782011-03-04T08:42:06.891-08:002011-03-04T08:42:06.891-08:00Fidgets can be a very effective self-regulation to...Fidgets can be a very effective self-regulation tool! Use fidgets for calming or alerting, to promote focusing and attending, and to increase tactile awareness of fingers/hands.<br /><a href="http://www.edmegastore.com/" rel="nofollow"> special needs toys </a>Henry Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674921993624653541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935079254122244240.post-8347553473073018612011-02-13T10:54:45.352-08:002011-02-13T10:54:45.352-08:00Yes, Henry I do believe it helps with attention, t...Yes, Henry I do believe it helps with attention, that is if the child needs to move or "fidget" to focus. For those that don't have that need, then it is a distraction, but usually they will eventually put the item away. For some children who are sensory seekers, a "fidget" may not provide enough input, and in that case they need full body movement which gets a lot more difficult in tight spaces! But a "sensory diet" of proprioceptive activities helps such as pushing/pulling items, weighted vest/blanket, and other things that require whole body resistance. Thanks for your commentOT 4 special totshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427590207682452425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935079254122244240.post-18664980424233519032011-02-11T07:49:26.293-08:002011-02-11T07:49:26.293-08:00Thanks for the information. Really it is very help...Thanks for the information. Really it is very helpful when you are out for medical check up,car drive etc. In some schools teachers recommend <a href="http://www.edmegastore.com/" rel="nofollow"> fidget toys </a> as they are best stress reliever,help in developing attention. Do you think really it helps in developing attention, rather than distracting.Henry Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674921993624653541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935079254122244240.post-57345559716857441502010-11-03T18:03:13.437-07:002010-11-03T18:03:13.437-07:00Thanks for your comment Michelle. I think that fid...Thanks for your comment Michelle. I think that fidgets can be distracting at school, if not for the child using them then maybe for the child sitting next to them. But if they are necessary for a particular child to self-regulate and participate in schoolwork, then I agree with using them. In my daughter's first grade classroom (public regular ed.), the kids are allowed to use fidgets at certain times of the day, including reading time in which they have cardboard "dividers" between each of them at this time, so I would think it wouldn't be too distracting. The school allows silly bands to be worn, which I think is like a fidget because most kids are fiddling with them. I told my daughter she could wear them to school but only if she can still pay attention, and when she came home after the first day of wearing them she said she won't wear the silly bands to school again because she was too distracted...wow, an honest six year old! Luckily, her teacher has only been teaching for a couple of years so she is open to new ideas and seems to be aware of sensory integration and ways to improve attention spans.OT 4 special totshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17427590207682452425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935079254122244240.post-57259455799188152872010-11-03T15:23:45.172-07:002010-11-03T15:23:45.172-07:00Thank you for the many great ideas for fidget toys...Thank you for the many great ideas for fidget toys! I am an occupational therapy graduate student and we have been familiarized with fidget toys for awhile now, but not to this extent! One of our professor's is very sensory-based and always supplied us students with a bin full of fidget toys during her 3 hour lecture. The fidget toys were very refreshing even for 20-22 year old students! <br /> That was our first experience with fidget toys and recently we just finished a case on autism where fidget toys were brought back into perspective. Here we talked about allowing fidget toys into the classroom for all of the children to use for universal design and to facilitate inclusion for the child with autism. What are your thoughts about fidget toys during class in an elementary school setting? Do you think they would be too distracting while the teacher is giving a lesson? I can see where a chew tube at the end of a pencil would be Ok but to address the different learning styles and sensory preferences of children, some textures, sounds and visual appearances of certain fidget toys could be too distracting for the other children. Do you have any ideas or suggestions of appropriate fidget toys for situations like this?<br /> I am also glad you shared your experience of fidget toys with your children because I think that this is a great tool for any parent to have in their tool box, whether it is for long car rides or waiting in long lines, etc. I am not a parent but have many younger cousins who could benefit from fidget toys when their attention spans are running low. Quiet fidget toys would also be great in church!<br /><br />-Michele, OTSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com