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What is your favorite kind of fidget toy/stim toy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 day ago by KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world to c/autism@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, at home or whilst I'm out, And I love that it's discreet and quiet.

What's your favorite fidget toy, or thing yiu like to fidget/stim with? (Crossposted from ADHD community)

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[–] Akagigahara@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

The cap of my teddy bear. I've been doing that since forever to such an extend, that we had to replace the cap and might have to again some time soonish.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had a chain and cog link thing but I kept on misplacing it and, now I've not seen it for ages

[–] Zealotte@lemmy.zip 1 points 17 hours ago

This damned thing which I always have on me.

[–] Skyline969@piefed.ca 2 points 22 hours ago

Buddy of mine has two 3D printed spiral cone type things that perfectly twist together into one whole cone. Been meaning to get him to get me one from wherever he got his made. That thing never leaves my hand if I pick it up at his place.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What is your thing called? Do you have a link?

[–] KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

It is called a bike chain/flippy chain fidget

[–] hazelthefluffyfox@pawb.social 1 points 23 hours ago

fidget cube all the way. unfortunately i lost it a while ago :(

[–] nightmare786@leminal.space 1 points 1 day ago

the chew toys. i like to bite.

[–] Ciderpunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m not sure what they are called but the spiky sensory finger rings are my go to for if I have to be out in public. They are subtle enough that people don’t seem to really notice and don’t get really get a lot of attention for it.

At home I’m a big fan of all the squishy gel cubes and things like that. I have a whole bunch of them at various firmnesses at textures. They unfortunately like to break so I go through them quicker than I’d like.

[–] KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Acupressure rings

[–] Ciderpunk@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Oh, it sure is! Thank you, I couldn’t for the life of me remember the names of those things.

[–] joulethief@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

The fidget cube I had in school. Lost it, sadly :(

[–] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Honestly I really like things that click and scroll.

But I have found that I'm more fond of things that I can "solve" by muscle memory. I have a lot of those little nail puzzles where they fit together and have to be oriented a certain way to come apart and I love those.