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By now Fidget Spinners —those miraculous toy objects helpful for people with ADHD —are collecting dust in bargain bins across America, marked down 3 for $5. The fad hit America like a whirling tornado. In April and May, they ’d sell out faster than you could say “Tickle Me Elmo”, while people shelled out $10 or more for them. In June, dealers had palettes of them stacked to the sky. It was easy to see there’d be a glut. A prudent shopper would have waited. Unfortunately, I am anything but prudent, so I experimen ted with Fidget Spinners for you. My daughter begged me for one. That ’s my initial excuse. We drove all over Salt Lake Valley to find some in stock. Not just any spinner for my girl. Oh, no! I had to make sure it was unique. What I bought wasglow-in-the-dark orange and so cool that somebody at school stole it a few days later. Her next Fidget Spinners was a give away from the bank. Her last was a beat up spinner donated from the Island of Misfit toys, handed away by a relieved mother who was happy to see the thing go. Santa will probably be dumping them as landfill this Christmas. But do they work?The question on my mind was whether they were of any use to somebody with ADHD. When I searched online for a replacement glow-in-the-dark spinner for my kid, I bought one for myself. Actually, I bought three. One was glow-in-the-dark, because I have a sickness and must own anything that glows, another was a replica of a Quidditch ...
Source: The Splintered Mind by Douglas Cootey - Category: Psychiatry Source Type: blogs