Another mom wrote: "My son has inattentive ADHD. His teacher at school has had success with the ADHD kids in her room handling stress balls that they can manipulate while doing their work or thinking. Unfortunately the stress balls are just that...balls that lend themselves well to being thrown. Do you have any tips or advice on what works well or better than stress balls and where to find such items?"
My first thought was to get a stress ball attached to a keychain so you could tether it to the desk, or at least a non-rolling squishy. I then remembered a teacher telling how she attached Velcro to the underside of the desk, so the kids could feel it while trying to pay attention. I also found a couple of other products that might fit the bill, the molecule balls and the spiky gloves to the right. I'll bet there's a product idea here for some enterprising young ADHD'er: affordable stress balls or tactile stimulators that stick to the desk. If any of you have ideas and experience, please let me know so I can pass it along to other parents.
This mom's question arose from the article in the last newsletter about the ball chairs and wiggle cushions. Although readers have had success with the cushions, noone responded about the ball chairs - except one mom named Ann, who wanted one for her office!
The links to those items are here again, in case you want to give it a go for your child at school - or at home. The cushions are great for homework, but also for the dinner table. And if you're like Ann, and the ball chair appeals to you, maybe you could ask for one in your stocking!
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