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RE: The Science Behind The Hype: Do Fidget Spinners Actually Help With Stress, ADHD or Anxiety?!
They are saying though, and it makes sense, is that for Autistic children using these is counter productive. They can already focus but what they need is to interact with people. In their case it would take them away from reality and they would be engulfed in this toy. Could be anyways.
Good point, I've also read that it might make some kids more hyperactive rather than relax them! It's totally different for everyone, there's not really a way to generalize if they are beneficial or not.
My mother works with autistic children and they wont use them because of it possibly being counter-productive.
I think the issue about the spinners is that they're being used incorrectly for some autistic children. In my anecdotal experience in home health, I have used them to help calm a few kids when they're having their meltdowns. They should be used as a tool to help center a child instead of used as a constant focus. But just like anything else, tools can be used incorrectly.