Fidgeting

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Do you have to fidget with something? What are you usually fidgeting with during certain times? (For example during anxiousness or just sheer boredom maybe)

For me, I have to fidget with my necklace. Sad part is, the jewel in my necklace popped out, and now I have to wait until Feb/March to get it fixed. :( So, I'm wearing a temp. necklace to fidget with that belongs to my mom. Thing is, I find it hard to not have a necklace around my neck to rub or something. It helps calm me down, and it provides me with stimulation as well.

But, I was curious if any others had to fidget with something though. (I'm assuming this counts as stimming too, right?)

I fidget with whatever is laying around. Silverware, ball bearings, pencils, pens, my hair, keys, pop tabs, paperclips, coins, batteries, nail clippers. If I can make it spin, even better.

In public I find it difficult not to fidget, I have some small polished stones that I like to roll in my hand.

yeah i do but i try to keep still in public

I fidget with my iPod in public. Right now I am fidgeting with a bottlecap. I'm spinning it.

Whenever I'm in public, I like to take the lanyard that my car keys are on and spin it , causing the lanyard to wrap around my fingers. I then spin it in the opposite direction and unravel the lanyard from my fingers.

I generally put my keys in my back right pocket and wallet in my front left. This becomes a portable drum kit. I was astounded to find out that this is autistic behaviour as I've done it for as long as I can remember. My parents conceded to letting me read books at restaurants rather than be a part of the conversation as when they tried to get me to sit at the table I'd end up drumming on things with the cutlery.

I find it hard to keep still, that's for sure. Hand wringing, gestures etc. I relate to BrutalMetalDood's lanyard twirling as well... I picture the card on the end making a spiral in the air.

This counts as stimming but it isn't autistic stimming (IMO), though autistic people may be more prone to fidgeting because of anxiety or other uncontrollable emotions that need an outlet.

I'm not autistic and I fidget a hell of a lot.

I have to fidget with EVERYTHING. My hands basically need to be moving or else I'll go nuts. I think this comes from being both autistic and having ADHD at the same time.

My university counselor suggested that I undergo assessment for ADHD for that reason, but I don't want to.

I think that the ADHD diagnostic procedures are horrid. All you really need to do is explain you've had problems (that most have), and mention 'to a greater degree'. I'm fairly certain that anybody could obtain a diagnosis if they were feeling the symptoms.

Not that I don't believe ADHD is serious, and that the treatment isn't important, I just think the diagnostic criteria and assessment processes suck, and that's probably a reason why it is almost certainly over-diagnosed (over 10% of the population) IMO.

Well, I actually got diagnosed in the second grade... so I didn't have to go through all that. However, I also don't remember what it was like when they had assessed me either. I'm pretty sure my parents were the ones who more concerned about my behaviors, and had been up until I was finally diagnosed with Autism.

I'm very fidgety - drives my wife nuts.

Same here except I don't make things spin to much

I fidget with anything I can get my hands on, often unconsciously but my favorite "stim toys" seem to be:
- the zip attached to my cellphone. I repeatably zip and unzip it when I feel a meltdown coming.
- a bottle of water. I rock it using my chin or mouth when I am reading something interesting.
- my hair. I curl it or make it touch my lips. Same as the water bottle - I do it when I am focused on reading.
- my own fingers. I snap them when I am confused/thinking.

I fidget all the time! I usually rub my hands or play with my hand; however, while in my class or at work I usually play with my key or a pen. It also helps with my anxiety.

There's never a time when I am completely still. I fidget, I stim, and I tic.