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What is your favorite kind of fidget toy/stim toy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 20 hours ago by KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I honestly do not know the difference between and a stim toy and I usually use the two terms interchangeably.

My favorite fidget toys is my flippy chain. I use this thing all the time and take it with me everywhere. And I love that it's discreet and quiet.

What's your favorite fidget toy, or thing yiu like to fidget/stim with?

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[–] rowinxavier@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Rubik's cube was my favourite for a few years when I was commuting by train. I had a 40-60 minute trip each way for work and it was an amazing way of killing time without going mad.

Then podcasts and audio books came in and honestly, I can manage sitting still with audio playing. I need it to be stimulating enough, but running everything at 2x speed is fantastic and really makes a huge difference.

That said, I also have a notepad and pen so I can write things down while sitting, so I plan projects and write questions to be answered later. That helps a lot. I also have my phone which is great for passing time, Offline Games is a fantastic set of games that dont require purchases or ads. I also have my first aid kit on my belt and I regularly go through it and make sure all is well, along with my tech pouch. Organising those and cleaning them out works well.

[–] als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

For ad free games I can highly reccomend Simon Tatham's Puzzle Collection. It's been ported to most every platform under the sun but I mainly use the android port.

[–] rowinxavier@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes, they are fantastic. They do have a little bit of a Windows 95 aesthetic but I kind of like that.