What is your favorite autism toy?

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18 Jan 2011, 11:50 pm

I had a small desk top ornament that was a lava lamp. But it broke and I am left with only the bottom bit with the red, green, and blue lights. They sequence very smoothly with eachother and it calms me. So I prefer it to the lamp..

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19 Jan 2011, 12:34 am

missykrissy wrote:

TeaEarlGreyHot wrote:

What's an 'autism toy'?

things created for the purpose of stimming or keeping your hand/mind busy. you will find many if you google autism toys. i think most of them are adult versions of childrens toys and some are just toys that are recomended to fill the role of feeding whatever sensory desires one might have because of their autism. we order from smartbraintoys because we were told it would be helpful to supply my step-son with toys that would help with his sensory issues. most of the toys are enjoyed by all the kids and some by us adults as well. could be anything neat though really, like silly putty or those magnetic shape makers, ect.

at our house we have a perplexus which is a hit, we also have plasma balls and some thing called a tangle. i think those are the top three along with a light up eyeball ball we got at the dollar store.

Oh... I don't have anything like that anymore. These days I just mess up the keys on my computer from pulling on them.

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19 Jan 2011, 12:42 am

Sonic screwdriver
Sonic the Hedgehog plush toy
Tails plush toy
I want to get me a pikachu one too.
Apps on my phone. Includes a sonic screwdriver and Doctor Who sound board.
Stress toy in the shape of a house.

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19 Jan 2011, 1:48 am

I have a stress ball. I mostly use it when I'm anxious.

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19 Jan 2011, 1:49 am

My hair.

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19 Jan 2011, 2:13 am

I've got buckyballs and graph paper.

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19 Jan 2011, 2:48 am

A well oiled compound pendulum. It produces great chaotic effects.

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19 Jan 2011, 4:38 am

I don't have any. If I'm nervous or restless I just keeping eating snacks and drinking water. Luckily I don't gain weight easily, still I should probably watch out.

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19 Jan 2011, 7:35 am

ruveyn wrote:

A well oiled compound pendulum. It produces great chaotic effects.

Yes!

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19 Jan 2011, 12:44 pm

Does cross stitch embroidery (against insomnia / anxiety / overload or just for fun) count?

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19 Jan 2011, 12:48 pm

Kai_Bliss wrote:

My hair.

Haha

I'm always playing with my hair and my mother often tries to get me to stop.
She says that it looks ret*d and claims that it knots (is that the word?) my hair - but I'm pretty darn sure it doesn't, I do it in a very specific way and it doesn't result in any knots unless I'm abruptly disrupted.

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19 Jan 2011, 1:00 pm

My calico "Kitty Kitty Kitten" has been my favorite toy for my entire life. I still can't sleep unless Lucky the Baby Kitten is with me. That thing has gone through more abuse than you could imagine. I once misunderstood the term "freeze dry" and tried to dry her off after Lucky went swimming in the sink by putting her in the freezer. She wouldn't talk to me for weeks after that.
My other toy that I would probably lose my mind without is my old school DS. It replaced my GBC as the most important electronic I own. It can stop a panic attack like it was nothing.
The other stimmy toys I have are:
-A small orange ball with soft spikeys on it,
-String of any kind (I've been known to yank out my hair as substitute when needed)
-Smoke/ steam (preferable smoke from somthing that smells like vanilla)
-world of Warcraft
-My Keychain. Its got 3 glowy rubber fish and my WoW authenticator. I'm messing with it now actually.

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