Got anxiety? Don’t take a pill, buy yourself a spinner – or at least that’s what the new craze suggests.
To be honest, you probably have already heard of it, your child raving about the latest toy to find itself popular amongst school kids.
Yesterday we introduced to you the inventor of the now epically popular fidget spinner, Florida-based Catherine Hettinger. While she hasn’t seen a cent from her invention since she stopped paying the annual fee for the patent a few years back, others are coining it.
Bleak.
But instead of mourning Hettinger’s loss, the toy, which is said to “encourage focus and provide an outlet for people with autism, ADD, or ADHD,” reports Mashable, has instead shifted the media’s focus onto its critical reception at schools:
Despite the fact that fidgeting has been proven helpful for people with ADD, ADHD, and autism — who derive increased concentration from double-tasking — as well as people who suffer from stress or anxiety, schools in the United States and UK are banning children from using fidget spinners in the classroom.
The Chicago Tribune goes so far as to label the pocket-sized toys a “threat to America,” claiming the incessant spinning serves as a distraction that does more harm than good. While that seems a tad dramatic, some teachers agree.
“In a group setting, they don’t always make sense,” Rebecca Sachs PHD ABPP, who owns a CBT Spectrum therapy practice in Manhattan, told the New York Daily News. “These fidget spinners make noise and can be visually disruptive to other students.”
Look at it spin:
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A private school teacher from Elmhurst, Queens, told the publication that while there are benefits for some, other children are simply “using them as a game to see who can balance them longer or spin them faster.”
Some schools have decided to fully ban the devices, treating them as they would any old toy; others are trying to limit usage to those who truly need it. “I have a student with documented ADHD who had to get a letter from her neurologist just to be able to use her fidget spinner in school,” the teacher said.
In other words, fidget spinners are the new spinning tops, marbles, Tazos and any other object that school children use to invent elaborate games that have no meaning outside of their friendship group.
So you want one, too?
Well, sure. It might actually prove useful if you’re an adult who uses things for their intended purpose.
Amazon is selling “The Anti-Anxiety 360 Spinner Helps Focusing Fidget Toy [3D Figit] Tri-Spinner EDC Focus Toy for Kids & Adults – Best Stress Reducer Relieves ADHD Anxiety Boredom Metal Bearing” for a mere R190 and, although they don’t deliver to South Africa, you can order them through Postbox Courier who will get your order, any order, to you in no time.
Just like Seth did, and now the office has one to play with.
To get yours, follow this process:
- Sign Up
Register free of charge with Postbox Courier via our website. We will assign you with a Personal Postbox at each of our worldwide depots. Look out for the confirmation email which provides a link to activate your account. - Sign In
Once you have activated your account, you will be able to login to view your unique Postbox addresses, by clicking the “View your Personal Postbox addresses” banner. Your addresses are permanent, so you can save them and start sending items to your Postbox! - Notify us of incoming items
Each time you send something to Postbox Courier, please notify us via the Parcel Pre-Alert (in your Parcel Manager). - Manage your orders
You can ship single items or multiple pieces combined into a single shipment. If you do wish to consolidate orders from different suppliers (in the same origin country), you will be able to do so in your Parcel Manager. Just notify us of each shipment that is en-route to your Postbox, and then use the ‘Group’ button to let us know which items you wish to combine. - Pay for shipping
Once we receive the items that correspond with your booking we’ll let you know via email and invite you to login to your Parcel Manager and make payment, where after we will courier your items to your door within South Africa immediately.
Now you all know what will be happening in the 2oceansvibe office on Monday: let the fidget spinner games begin!
[source: mashable]
