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While Fidget Spinners are all the craze right now, many people don鈥檛 realize that fidget toys are not just a passing fad! There is much more to this 鈥渢rend鈥 than fidget spinner challenges, games, and collections -- people with ADHD, anxiety, trauma and social emotional needs can rely on fidget tools to focus and regulate to better engage with peers, their academics and themselves. Some people with sensory processing dysfunction, anxiety, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or autism find that fidget toys offer the tactile sensory input and repetitive motor movements that are needed to help them with self-regulation. For whatever reasons, their bodies and brains require a fidget toy to sufficiently meet their needs. As a community our students have endured the process of coming to a new country from refugee camps and war torn environments, they have weathered the impacts of poverty and have been exposed to adverse traumatic experiences and trauma. We have fidget and sensory devices in classrooms, with counselors and in the principal's office. We intentional teach the sensory tool's use in how to support the student's needs. It is a small support, but a vital one. Students are seeking these out more often, and they then use these tools at home to support them in that environment as well. As such, we need to replenish our supply and continue this simple but effective effort in helping students focus and regulate.
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