Occupational therapist Tera Robinson has seen fidget spinners help kids to concentrate in the classroom. She explains why and how they can be helpful. Fidgets in the Classroom: Why? What? How? We are ...

Melissa Ferry is a big believer in the benefits of allowing students to use fidget toys in the classroom. She points to research indicating that playing with fidget toys - little gadgets, cubes, ...

Fidget Spinners have become the new popular toy gadget for kids across the nation. Anyone can purchase a fidget spinner but they are marketed to help people with ADHD, Anxiety, or Autism. WDBJ7 wanted ...

BETTENDORF - - Inside Mrs. Yerington's 5th grade class at Riverdale Heights Elementary, you'll see many students fidgeting with something during class. "It kind of helps me focus so that I have ...

A Dorchester County elementary school teacher is searching for an array of sensory items to help her students focus better in ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — Schools across the country are starting to ban fidget spinners, calling the devices distracting. The popular toy was meant to help people focus by giving them something to do ...

The latest craze in classrooms and on playgrounds comes in the form of brightly colored, hand-held trinkets that spin, have buttons to push or otherwise keep hands occupied. The aptly named fidgets ...