i bought a box of fidget toys to cure my ADHD

[@yogabagoo375]

The way Ethan talked while doing the Rubix Cube proves that it works for his form of ADHD. He’s talks very clear and his thoughts are very easily expressed. Fascinating.

[@mrnoosh9315]

Rubik’s not RUBIX

[@ginkgomoth]

@@mrnoosh9315 Rubix is a common brand of them so people also call them that. Like with Band Aids or Kleenex. I think it's called an eponym.

[@midenightsparkle3]

I have ADHD and I hate them dearly

[@fatnoot5428]

@@midenightsparkle3 same 💖

[@fatnoot5428]

@@midenightsparkle3 me no focus

[@M1ZF1TZZ]

As a parent of an autistic 9 year old and an 8 year old with ADHD I actually really appreciate an adult reviewing this stuff.

[@stinalarsson7435]

Stay strong honey ❤️

[@gabewright5571]

just remember that some of the stuff ethan likes may not be for them, and some of the stuff he doesn't like may actually be their jam! as another adult with adhd, the snake fidget toy is one of my favorite kinds of fidget toys (though there are MUCH better quality ones out there) whereas i don't really enjoy the rubik's cube :/

[@matthewferri6095]

Honestly why are you looking at a grown review toys

[@mrhandsss]

@@matthewferri6095 because she can. You got a problem with that?

[@notreallybro8508]

Maybe your son can like some of thoses!

[@vomerconch9795]

Tips for making fidget toys: 1. The goal of the toy has to be simple 2. If it has joints, they must be very smooth 3. Make it so that it feels nice and smooth to play with 4. Make it so that you don’t need to use a lot of energy BONUS POINTS: You only need one hand to use BONUS POINTS: No glitter or anything messy (thanks AnonymousAnimations) BONUS POINTS: You can chew/squeeze it without it breaking (thanks brooklyn foster)

[@wozaow]

5. NO GLITTER (or anything all messy)

[@Mantha8225]

Yeah fr. Like, I get that the makers of these toys are trying, but they really should test it out before marketing them as stim toys

[@brooklynfoster4650]

More bonus points: You can chew on it without damaging it too much As a teenager with diagnosed ADHD, I * Love * to stim by chewing on things. But it sucks if my fidget toys can't hold up to that, because that means I can only fidget them a certain way. And the stims I need? They change from day to day, minute to minute, task to task. This sounds like an advertisement but I swear it's not. Basically please make sure your fidget toys can be used in multiple ways so we don't have to switch toys every five seconds.

[@local_weather_dingus]

brooklyn foster I agree, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve broken a pen, pencil, or necklace pendent from chewing on them. I can’t have squeeze stim things, because I get way too anxious that they’ll break (Moche squishys are the exception, I don’t know why). I use those paper mate mechanical pencils (the thicker ones, I think it’s called clear point) because it has a twisty eraser, it’s a substitute (at least for me) for a spinner, but I still end up chewing them. Also, chewable things should be teeth friendly! You can buy new stim toys, but you can’t buy new teeth!

[@lillianbobo6146]

I have a fidget toy that uses two hands. I love it to death, but I would like something like a fidget spinner or a fidget cube that only uses one hand.

[@JessicaFEREM]

As someone with ADHD, I'm either extremely interested in something, or not at all, and when I'm interested with something, I can't be for long because I really can't focus all my energy until my brain tells me to go ahead.

[@tiktoks..444u]

me too. my mom doesn’t understand it at all

[@Quested01]

I got ADHD too its hard to pay attention to certain things when you have to do something else at the same time.

[@achilles3051]

For the stuff he's saying "it's not really a fidget toy", there is probably a mix of stim and fidget toys, so there are fidgets, but also stims! A lot of people who need fidget toys also need stim toys, and vice versa. As for the bug-squishy-things, and the multicolored-liquid-drippy-thing are both stim toys. The squishy bug thing is supposed to be for people who like squishy textures as a stim, and the liquid thing is a visual stim. They can be used for a lot of things, but i personally use stim toys to calm down from sensory overloads and panic attacks! I hope this shed some light what they are ajfhsjdbjsjs

[@masonthejar8890]

i hate when my squishy toys get all full of hair/dust it really kills my good vibes ): do you recommend anything to clean them with

[@achilles3051]

@@masonthejar8890 rubbing alcohol and warm water! Don't dry them with a towel, but let them air dry or dry them off with a hairdryer on the cool/cold setting. Thats what i do to clean mine off, hope this helps! :))

[@masonthejar8890]

@@achilles3051 bruh that was quicc LOL thanks for the advice dude, my squishes will now be bathed safely

[@milkcarton8541]

I'm still learning, but when you say stims, is it short for stimulus?

[@achilles3051]

@@milkcarton8541 yep! They are "self stimulating (or stimulus) actions" that help neurodivergent people (some neurotypical people stim to, just not nearly as much) calm down and/or express their feelings

[@liolatte]

You can really see the difference when Ethan was fidgeting with the "toys", especially the cube. As a person with ADHD I have the same speech problem except a bit worse; my brain moves faster than my mouth can- I stop mid-sentence and move to completely different one, I stumble over my words, I stutter, sometimes I can't even get a word out but that might not be related lol. With the cube Ethan was able to articulate and form each sentence and make each point he wanted to make without it jumbling all together. A big suggestion to people with ADHD or ADD: find a toy or a common item to fidget with. For me it's mechanical pencils (clicking, drawing, twirling) and my pop-socket (open-close, spin). I even wear a rubber band around my wrist- it's for a different reason but it doubles as a fidget. Find something small, hopefully quiet and discreet, that works for you. Find what you do the most when distracted (do you mess with an your clothing, do you play with your fingers, do you tap and make noise) and find a corresponding item that helps with that fidget. My fidget is fiddling with my fingers and clothing- I don't try to make noise. My brother does the noise thing, so he uses a fidget cube and clicks the buttons or a fidget spinner with a louder ball bearing. Anyways, ADHD took over with this comment lol, I hope this helped people!

[@gabybreytenbach5203]

MaryGrace Popky one day during class someone gave me a whole bunch of paper clips and i joined them all together to make a spinny thing, and now the only way i can focus in class or during assembly is when i spin it. this spinny thing that i’ve made can be good and bad. its good because it helps me focus and it doesn’t make noise. its bad because sometimes it flies off your finger and if you dont spin it in the right direction, it would scratch your finger.

[@funni_noises]

MaryGrace Popky mines a lil different my mouth moves slightly faster then my brain

[@bartbaker6486]

What are the symptoms of adhd

[@zoepotatoes1499]

I got this pair of foldable scissors and I dulled them. Now I just keep it in my pocket and fold it then unfold it over and over.

[@MushuWishes]

Ahhhh I use my pop socket too 🥰

[@megeroni4]

Ethan with cube: fluent in English Ethan without it: Eef

[@emrayneburdett503]

*yes*

[@thegongoozler5920]

“Skrittle? Skirtle-Skittle? Skill tree? SKRITTLE!”

[@stumbling_]

The only thing that Mark fears is Ethan with a cube.

[@icannotthinkofaname6248]

1.3k likes but 3 replies? Here, have a reply

[@aiden3627]

Right? Maybe Ethan should get a pocket fidget thing to play with while filming with mark haha.

[@Victorium04]

Ethan being confused by the puzzles is kinda a mood

[@livvycoleman7824]

Mood 😂

[@chaoticace3785]

I would like to point out that a lot of the ones he rated as "not fidgety" were more stim toys vs actual fidget toys, which are more targeted towards people on the autistic spectrum, or people with sensory disorders/problems. There is a lot of overlap between add/adhd and autism, so I can see why the stim ones were advertised as add/adhd things

[@pennywiseknowsyouaregae480]

True, I’m on the autism spectrum and I used to have that rainbow ball. It helped with my anxiety attacks and when I went into sensory overload (that’s what happens when there is too much noise and movement so I just kinda have a mental breakdown) I think it was because it gave me something to focus on

[@claresteen4708]

Definitely stim toys. And different people have different sensations they prefer and seek out, hence the variety in the box.

[@chaoticace3785]

@@pennywiseknowsyouaregae480 I actually have one of those rainbow balls sitting right next to me right now! It's one of my favorite things to have with me in louder places, just because it makes a lot of noise. My brother once called it The Easier Rubix Cube because you can scramble the colors up and then spend some time figuring out how to get them back to the right holes

[@YakitoriQueen]

"there's this sort of joke that i can't read - which, obviously, i can't read" me, who has with adhd and used to love reading but now cant make it past the first chapter of a book : BIG mood

[@madzilla6812]

EVERYTIME! I used to get hyper focused in a book and not be able to hear anything around me unless someone literally would touch me and take me out of it. I got in so much trouble for it, al other way from 3rd grade until high school. But now I can’t even read more then a couple paragraphs without getting antsy and bored

[@bluezealot6624]

THANK YOU! I have this same problem, and it's pretty awful since I need to read a lot of books for my college courses

[@unusannusarchive6574]

this is so true goddamn

[@pokaay3163]

Wait Fr? So is ADHD something that develops or a condition that people are born with?

[@bluezealot6624]

@@pokaay3163 Born with. It's neurological, you're born with it. But symptoms can be more, ah.. noticeable? later on.

[@jadjax6609]

seeing Ethan, who has a huge amount of viewers and a huge amount of younger audiences, embracing his ADHD and ADD and making it a light hearted, inclusive space is absolutely amazing and heartwarming and i couldn't ask for a better role model. one downside, _i really want a new fidget toy now_

[@satan6026]

Someone in the comments mentioned infinity cube, I looked it up, and now I want it so bad.

[@randomgrmlin]

I really want a fidget toy too. I don’t think I have adhd but I have a harder time learning by listening, so I for example prefer doing something while listening to a lecture.

[@ratboygirl]

@@randomgrmlin even without adhd, fidget toys are a great outlet

[@aeolanyiramoon6260]

same I really want the caleidoscope thingy that was soo pretty

[@NinjaRose23]

"It's not Feely™ enough to me" *Every neurodivergent understands immediately*

[@NinjaRose23]

Also the Keychain one for me is a 9, I always have one in my hand when I'm working at my retail job, I can speak clearly with that :D

[@emmaemmabobemma.]

Ethan: "there's two of them, a green one and a pink one" Me: *Cosmo and Wanda think they’re slick*

[@tommyjones7096]

Ethan: "there's two of them, a green one and a pink one" Me: (Because I'm so damned old) "...and a blue one and a yellow one. And they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same."

[@Jeepguy1991-t6z]

Legendary comment

[@mads53]

The way I came to the comments to say exactly this lol

[@tarynt6278]

I said the same thing🤣🤣

[@mikeybedard5546]

i don’t get it

[@nebulab6937]

Some of these would be considered “stim toys” more likely. They are used by people with sensory disorders (which can include adhd) to make their senses happy. Some of them are used more for sound sight etc.

[@ratboygirl]

still something to fidget with tho :-)

[@superlolgal555]

Ethan without the cube: skdfdsjhfsjdkhsk Ethan with the cube: I am quite delighted to be observing these devices my good fellows.

[@sodapop5263]

superlolgal555 You play poptropica?

[@ishdhsheusfgdhehd623]

Itz_Sofi lmao you aren’t slick it’s in their pfp

[@sodapop5263]

Ishdhshe uSfgdhehd What?

[@mikkurzhal7390]

You joke, but it's so fascinating to see such obvious proof of how ADHD fidget toys can help us focus.

[@thekingdice5074]

666 likes wow and sup

[@katsukibakugou5183]

Me dealing with ADHD, it is very hard for me to process things when I am not doing anything in my hands. Personally, I think that switches or something that has a little sound and can be held in one hand help a lot. Especially in class.

[@lemiin_]

It absolutely sucks when neurotypical people discover the figet toys (especially the good ones) because when they find ones they like, like spinners and cubes, and thsn they get banned because they get distracted by them. Then the kids that need them don't get them anymore

[@averyanderson5819]

I KNOW! Like slime and putty really helped me in elementary school but then it became “trendy” and got banned. I can understand why teachers wouldn’t allow slime because it can get stuck to carpets but putty makes no sound and it doesn’t get stuck to the carpet. I wish people wouldn’t make these important tools a trend.

[@averyanderson5819]

Ps: I understand both slime and putty are more of toys

[@weewoo8850]

Yeah!! Like *cough cough* fidget spinners. *Cough cough* Edit: I didn't finish the video because I can't sit through videos so I go through the comments and I recognise he addressed the fidget spinners XD

[@rosewinter4818]

Or when you get made fun of for using a “mainstream” fidget toy just because you like it 😞

[@weewoo8850]

@@rosewinter4818 Or if you get made fun of for any item nts don't usually have.. I love the blanket(it's a black and yellow blanket that goes up to my shoulders, very warm and comfy! The texture is really nice too (~￣³￣)~) I made and I take it with me everywhere but I'm terrified that someone's gonna start bullying me because I'm in highschool and should "act my age"

[@hahaleaves]

why is no one talking about his NAILS. they are absolutely STUNNING.

[@ghostnife9250]

IKR

[@soidontthinkicanthinkofago4162]

They just do...

[@kkgg3923]

Lol idk

[@SRNoobR]

They're just....black nails?

[@literalfandomtrashnoseriou1992]

DERO VELDO Unnus Annus. That's why.

[@mamahmudah4074]

How to satisfy ethan: Step 1. Give him a rubix cube Step 2. Stressball Step 3. GIVE HIM A BUTTERFLY KNIFE TO GET REVENGE ON MARK/ANNUS

[@eliseangell7763]

Annus is dead ... 😭

[@eccentric_creampuff4983]

@@eliseangell7763 SOBS

[@mamahmudah4074]

@@eliseangell7763 yeah today annus has died

[@aponc20]

Unnus and Annus have departed to the pearly white gates. Memento Mori.

[@Meriadoc]

Memento Mori.

[@exerzists]

i got really sad when i realized fidget spinners turned into a meme, their actually really good-

[@financialzero5684]

Still have mine. Green one made of metal. Found it at a thrift shop about 2 years after the fad died off, but I like messing with them.

[@grassyminty5158]

To clarify for anyone confused/curious: The toys that weren't exactly "fidgety" are actually intended for sensory issues! Toys intended for ADHD/ADD normally are made from a singular, generic material and feature a singular specific motion (i.e, fidget spinners, fidget cubes, rubix cubes, etc.). Sensory toys, on the other hand, vary in colour, shape, texture, and activity (i.e, play-doh, stress balls, puzzle cubes, etc.) - Although confusing, this does have excellent reasoning: In mammalian anatomy, the brain is divided into four/five sections--the predominant and most well known one being the prefrontal cortex. This part of the human brain is responsible for problem solving, organization, attention efficiency and decision making. An individual with ADHD/ADD is, in short, lacking the cognitive development that's noted as "average" by most children at a certain age. While certain children may be able to focus easily and comprehend things easily, others lack the proper maturity to do the same, which, is what leads to the diagnosis of attention deficiency. Fidget toys are used to expend some of the excess energy the brain creates as it, basically, "gets bored" of focusing on one thing--this is often why these toys are made from hard plastic, lack in differing textures, and often feature some sort of physical stimulus that requires the prefrontal cortex to expend directly on differing muscle memories. On the other hand, sensory toys are intended for individuals with anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress and autism spectrum disorder. Neurodivergencies such as the above affect various parts of the brain, such as the amygdala (emotional processing) and cerebellum (coordination of voluntary movements)--and, although ranging in various severities, can often be managed through sensory integration therapy (i.e, sensory toys). Differing textures, sounds, colours and more can ease or calm sensations of anxiety, overload, suicidal depression, and more. For example, the texture of something squishy and soft may appeal to them as a stimulus that eases overwhelming thoughts, sensations, and urges; but for someone else, this sensation could be triggering and/or discomforting. It's all a matter of how the individual brain processes something of the sort. - TL;DR: Even if it's not a fidget toy, it could be a sensory toy! If you're looking to find something to help you cope with whatever you're going through, finding a toy that will function as a proper and healthy distraction/alleviation is incredibly important. Stimming is a 100% valid response to stress of any sort--in fact, it's often encouraged in the neuroscience community! Hopefully this helps someone better understand the difference! Cheers!

[@ausernameiguess7058]

thanks for that! that was interesting!

[@goldcanary1789]

As a person who loves science, this was an amazing comment. This was very interesting, and thank you for speaking my language😂.

[@ashedaces]

as for someone who’s a nerd and has ADHD depression anxiety and cptsd this was an awesome comment :D

[@dylanjoseph114]

Thank you for taking so much time out of your day to explain this to those who may be ignorant yet open minded. I am like, a twin of Ethan when it comes to Adhd and dyslexia (and I personally have more mental illnesses), so it's nice to see someone who cares enough to explain it so perfectly ❤ thank you, again

[@elderdragonloser]

the really funny thing about this truly informative and interesting comment - ethan can’t read it

[@hdoesstuff3603]

A lot of fidget toys are made by “normal” people who haven’t really been close to or experienced add/adhd and just think we are like kids and think we are like “OOH glitter” or “Oh it’s squishy” and think that will help and it sucks Edit: I understand that these things help some people but I was trying ti make a point about how it doesn’t help everyone and how a lot of these are cheap and mass produced and those can hardly help

[@scrubbywubby2694]

oh i was gonna say that a lot of these fidgets are stim toys!! my brother is autistic so we have a whole box of just stim toys for him to use!!

[@shadowenderscar]

Sure, a few may work, but I think it would be better for people with these actual problems to make them, so they know from experience. Of course, everyone is different, and likes different things. Still, someone with the condition would be better at knowing what keeps them occupied. Or, non-adhd/add people could improve their products, by making puzzles, fascinating things, repetitive, or maybe even optical illusion toys. For example, rubix cubes and fidget spinners; they're easy, fast moving, and made for fidgeting. Basically, the ones Ethan liked have good potential to be liked by others. *Alright that's enough of being smart, time to go watch memes*

[@alexanderolivera7393]

@@scrubbywubby2694 People with adhd stim a lot also my pshyc said it's an overlapping symptom of both. Everyone stims even nurotypical people but since autism and adhd are nurodiverse conditions we have more noticeable stims and stim way more than nurotypical people.

[@scrubbywubby2694]

Alexander Olivera yes i know! i’m looking at my comment right now and i’m not sure what i was trying to say haha.

[@kittenlover6745]

I like squishy... ;~;

[@zachariahboss]

It's kind of a testament to fidget toys that this is probably the most focused Ethan's been for a full video in a Hot While if ever. Like, I love our energetic boi, but evidently at least some of these work

[@Impoopinus]

Nice mustache

[@l.a._.pineapple722]

nice moustache

[@grardway]

nice mustache

[@cazzy_101]

Nice Moustache

[@watcher8022]

Nice mustache

[@diaholly6990]

I usually just wear a lot of accessories to play with, play with my hair or feel the net-like texture of my stockings. I find it also helps in social situations for social anxiety.

[@ChloeIHill]

My fidget spinny rings have helped me so its like a 2 in 1

[@pyronixa8561]

it seems like some of these fidget items are designed less for adhd stimming and more for autistic stimming? so something that someone with autism could sit and focus on for a length of time, either because of the texture, sound, or color? please correct me if Im wrong! EDIT: I feel like there are stim toys to quiet the mind (fidget cube for example which I use for my anxiety) and others to quiet the body (like the puzzle ball). idk if that makes sense lol

[@swag-dc3ds]

Me: sees black and white moonsand also me: unus and annus think they're slick

[@its_rat_backwards]

_caprisugar_ that’s what I said when I saw the green and pink wiggly noodles and thought of Cosmo and Wanda

[@tabbjahns4690]

🤔

[@sophx9634]

He is also *l i t e r a l l y* wearing an ua T-shirt

[@PastelGrandpa]

Ethan talking about all this cool stuff and opening up about his dyslexia and all I’m doing is thinking “damn his nails be fire tho”

[@Musiquefleur]

I have serve dyslexia to

[@chem0187]

I have rlly bad add to the point where I forget to eat sometimes. My parents thought I was dyslexic for a long time, turns out I also am on the autism spectrum. But I have it very mild, which I am very thankful for.

[@crowsoto9612]

@@chem0187 oh mood, I have not been diagnosed yet but my therapist suspects I may have ADD-- I really hope I can get it fully checked out soon cause I'm tired of feeling shitty, I forget to eat and drink water half the time lmao, every other week I'm surviving off two meals a day and a glass of water I'm virtually useless and it's kinda frustrating but maybe it'll be figured out soon, bet $10 I don't have any illnesses and am just stupid lmaoo

[@chem0187]

@@crowsoto9612 yea, for me add is just 1 of the things wrong w me. I have severe depression and add, anxiety, and i havent been diagnosed yet but I i think I might be on the autism spectrum (of i am I have it very mild). All this to say that we all have our battles. Im my eyes life is a balancing act. And we have to learn how to balance everything.

[@crowsoto9612]

@@chem0187 that's true, I've also dealt with anxiety and depression for a while (diagnosed dw I'm getting treatment and am ok now lol), but that's rough, and it sucks when you also have to deal with other illnesses/disorders on top of that :/ wish the best for you tbh, from one disorder-dealing person to another stay safe bud-- oh! remember to drink some water :D and take care in this current crisis- if you can hope it works out for you, your diagnosis and medication (if you end up needing any), so you can deal a lil better,, good luck!

[@patrickstar591]

i dont have ADHD or ADD but i have ADHD symptoms... being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings. (i do this) constantly fidgeting. (i also do this) being unable to concentrate on tasks. (y e s) excessive physical movement. (ye) excessive talking. (Y a s) being unable to wait their turn. (mhm) acting without thinking. (I DO THIS) interrupting conversations. (yep) (not self diagnosing)

[@maddy5079]

hey! as someone with ADHD just wanted to let you know that self-diagnosing isn't bad and that ADHD is VERY relatable. With self-diagnosing, as long as you do your research its alright! (especially if you can't get a diagnosis). There are a lot of things that have overlapping symptoms (for example; depression, anxiety, and ADHD all share similar symptoms and can actually cause eachother!) and its just better for you if you have a greater understanding with what you may be dealing with. (my understanding of why there's such a negative connotation with self-diagnosing is the people who claim to have something and claim to know more about it than someone who actually has it) And ADHD is super relatable to neurotypical folks. A lot of normal ppl experience symptoms of ADHD, the only difference is really just how severe it is.

[@stariverse5916]

@@maddy5079 i have a question, i'd like to research more because i relate to lots of the symptoms of adhd in girls, but i also relate to a lot of symptoms of anxiety. do you have any sources/links that i could use to research more?

[@robitherat8182]

I remember when fidget toys got banned in my school and my math teacher said "they don't even actually help with adhd/autism" like..... ma'am have you even met a neurodivergent person Please Shut Up

[@eggtemperaa]

e x a c t l y

[@unusannusarchive6574]

Yeah!! this is the worst part of the "toys". Most people look at us like we cant sit still and how we're just not "good kids" AHHHH GOOD GOD CAN I JUST FUKIN FIDGET

[@ghoulishhistory1950]

Neon The Gay Goth my little sister has autism and she has the same fidget toy she can’t really have any rubber fidget toys cuz she bites through that

[@jtag7069]

God that makes me mad. They were never banned in my school but all the teachers kept making jokes about the "silly toys" and me sitting there actually autistic was fuming

[@unusannusarchive6574]

@@jtag7069 Yess!! And after years now im FINALLY being perscribed adhd/add meds!!! its sad that this common thing can be fixed so easily yet it takes forever to be taken seriously like bro i just wanna read a book

[@RANDOMstuffanimation]

*fidget spinners are useful, the internet just ruined it, it's ok to use it and nobody should feel ashamed simply because other people consider it cringe* Change my mind ☕

[@Moth_block]

Yess

[@elizabethbrown5082]

YES THANK YOU SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[@fr0ggierave]

Yes! Before I knew anything about ADHD/autism/any others that these help with I always hated fidget spinners specifically just because they were popular lmao, I still don't care for them for myself but I don't find it annoying when other people use them now because I still understand that there are different ways people experience things

[@Choujifangirl]

No you’re right

[@skykrasher4475]

YES SOMEONE SAID IT

[@danielle-idontwantjustnumbers]

still upset the fidget cubes/spinners got banned from a lot of schools because they were treated as a joke 😔 AHH yes he mentioned this!!

[@avian5768]

Nice moustache

[@minecraftegg3607]

Nice moustache

[@pippip4911]

I hope now that people forgot about them that they considere unbanning them.

[@ClosetDemon]

Nice mustache

[@danielle-idontwantjustnumbers]

Memento Mori wait what help idk what this means

[@hadassahquintino3863]

Thank you for representing us ethan, as someone who has adhd and is treated like im normal and has no issues by my family and that im just lazy, u make me feel so safe and validated :) pls kep make content like this.

[@rhyzz7155]

This might be silly but I legitimately love how open Ethan is about stim toys and fidget stuff/ his adhd and dyslexia. I have some stim/fidget stuff for various issues and i can't explain how much comfort I feel knowing Ethan understands that kind of stuff too! It's like for once people recognize that it's... okay to need fidget toys and that kind of expression of something that was/is mildly taboo is heartwarming.

[@livingcryptid]

Same! I have autism and have used fidget/sensory toys for foreeevvver but i still, even as an adult, get put down for it. When i saw this video pop up it instantly made my day- i even have some of the same ones ethan got!

[@crunchymz8080]

The more we embrace ourselves and love what makes us unique and original the better. I love the spinner rings and other fidget jewelry too. Be you. 💜

[@venturous1207]

It's incredibly cool to see, I don't have ADHD, but i have autism and its really nice to generally see a youtuber whos neurodiverse(unsure if this is the right way of putting it haha) like this :D the video was really nice as well, I hope to get some actual stim toys soon... instead of accidentally bringing a ketchup packet with me wherever i go lol

[@crunchymz8080]

@@venturous1207 💜

[@shadowshibe5962]

@@livingcryptid same

[@Cthulus_left_tentacle]

Anyone else mesmerized by how quickly Ethan spins the Rubiks Cube?

[@technologyvoid]

a friend of mine actually broke my rubiks cube by spinning it too fast XD

[@box389]

@@technologyvoid My sister broke a rubik's cube by yeeting it at a car

[@xxgachakittenxx6755]

Ya

[@swagboy09]

i could go faster

[@alijd6287]

ugh, so good 😫🤗

[@goodnightlain]

Ethan: "It's kinda like cracking knuckles." Me: *Someone else's or your own-*

[@IJustWantToBeAKnight]

*h o l d o n n o w b u c k o*

[@Lunarwolf9908_]

*B o t h*

[@user-zk8le1bf4m]

*o h h o l d o n b u d d y*

[@yukennad6412]

Ethan, a lot of those look like “visual and sensory stims”. They fulfill a certain need in some individuals much like different fidgets help you.

[@savy_sushi1400]

Ethan doing a Rubix Cube: looking down playing with a Rubik's Cube but also saying really good sentences Edit: thx for all da likes

[@kharmachaos667]

This is actually a component of the adhd spectrum, and why fidget spinners were invented! As ethan also says here, we concentrate better when our attention is split/we're doing something with our hands. Essentially, add/adhd have higher mental arousal levels on average (hardy harr harr) and by reducing that by diverting to a simple source and a focal source, we can focus better on the focal source.

[@randomgrmlin]

kharmachaos667 That’s really interesting! I find it fascinating how differently humans can evolve.

[@tso_438]

I think I might have adhd, I’ve done some online tests and yes I know that they aren’t the most accurate. But I’ve had the symptoms really bad since I can remember, it’s been getting worse. I’m planning on going to the doctor to make sure

[@jaxsonbaker4259]

I was diagnosed with adhd in kindergarten and stopped taking meds for it in 1st but idk if I should get back on them

[@spoiler5316]

Jesus Christ it's rubiK'S. IT IS ERNO RUBIK'S CUBE 😂

[@m1ck3y.m0us3]

Ethan: “There’s a green and a pink one” Me, an intellectual: Cosmo and Wanda

[@arinicole5641]

Cosmo and Wanda ain’t slick

[@tabbjahns4690]

Cosmo and Wanda think their slick

[@lilmonstersmiler]

Exactly who I thought of

[@kateromanova3552]

Ethan: “I cant read over a paragraph” Ppl who write Ethan giant thank you/ur amazing letters: 👁👄👁

[@user-gg1qi5fq3b]

This comment 💀😂

[@kateromanova3552]

@@user-gg1qi5fq3b ty☺️

[@uh3336]

👁️👄👁️

[@kateromanova3552]

@@uh3336 *gasp* are u that type of person lol

[@whimsicalflyingcreature]

@@temporaltribe PUNCTUATION GANG!!!!

[@claronjas]

"people with brains that go 'wow everything is happening all the time'" was one hell of a definition and i will definitely use it.

[@midgey50]

I definitely can notice you having a more fluid and consistent way of speaking when you’re playing with the Rubik’s cube! I always look at it as I need to keep the back part of my mind occupied so the front piece that’s trying to actually do something can focus better and get stuff done.

[@JackJames-exe]

I feel you, that's how I see it too! It helps to have something to help your brain have a spotlight so you can focus better

[@zara_945]

Ethan: **finishes rubiks cube** Me, still hasn’t finished that Rubik’s cube I had in 2015: 👁👄👁

[@possesed_beans]

Same 😂

[@samantharinker3144]

Lol I’m too afraid to mess up my Rubik’s cube that’s solved, because I know I’ll never get it back

[@pooperscooperscooter2248]

I can't finish one, let alone make a funky beat with one 1:57

[@viisspooky]

me: *who hasn’t finished a rubik’s cube that i’ve had since 2008* 👁👄👁

[@noopez_]

Me:finished 3 in the time it took ethan

[@Freyjinn]

i want the thing doing a nice sound and all the squishy worms ethan didnt want

[@RustyinkDefinitelynotSam]

Hey freyjinn I really like your animations I’m subscribed keep up the good work

[@caredel5330]

Same

[@moogleydoot]

same i love all the things he said he didn't like haha

[@SkeleMuffin]

Freyjinn same honestly

[@maepearl7027]

The things he called bugs looked so great to play with. Might have to go buy myself some tbh

[@coolguy010]

11:40 the oil thing toy or whatever isn’t a fidget toy, but it helps people who need to be visually occupied in order to concentrate. Ik that it helps me a lot and it is amazing

[@fishlane75]

As someone with adhd and dyslexia I can't imagine not being diagnosed till after school that must have been frustrating to deal with

[@crestfallendays2166]

got diagnosed with ADHD freshman year of high school. better late than never, but it would have been REALLY helpful to know sooner. (also i like your profile picture :D)

[@spideylilly6866]

I didn’t get diagnosed with adhd till I was 18 and dyslexia when I was 19 and had already started college. It used to be super frustrating especially bc people didn’t really listen when I said I was struggling bc I was “the smart kid”

[@cnhays96]

Got diagnosed with ADD when I was 20ish. I was always really frustrated because I couldn't keep up in class growing up even though I understood what the teacher was talking about. Made me feel kind of dumb growing up.

[@little_lion_heart9850]

Im 28 and in m final yr of uni. Just had my ADD and learning disability (likely dyslexia) diagnosed about 3 months ago. Life has been a struggle.

[@leowright2251]

I'm 30 and wasn't diagnosed with adhd till 27, definitely sucked lol

[@Generalneer4522]

schools: oh so you have ADHD and are dyslexic, here read the whole story of Romeo and Juliet by the end of the week and write a 5-page essay on why Shakespeare wrote it.

[@ryanleon288]

reasons why i hated English class

[@thatoneapplewillslapyou2982]

@@ryanleon288 same

[@rainy.day_ivy9353]

*don’t remind me of my homework i beg of you*

[@Tsumera2038]

Idk if I have ADHD, but I've always disliked english and history class because of stuff like that

[@Hi-vf9wx]

I literally never read one (1) book that teacher asked us to read

[@im_potatoxd5205]

i think this turned to a less jokey vid is because ethan could focus

[@waffle6311]

Ethan's like my 55 yr old gramma

[@DarthPotatochip]

Both of you don't know how to use grammar. 😂

[@Trxppedd]

@@DarthPotatochip You aren't using grammar either.

[@oliverthemthey6749]

@@DarthPotatochip this isn't a spelling test, so shush.

[@waffle6311]

@@oliverthemthey6749 all hail MARK Speck

[@panfrodo7847]

I went to a psychologist bc of my problems and they said that I might have ADHD (i suspected it for few years but I was too afraid and embaressed to ask my mom to go to a doctor to check it) and I got two pop its and they help me concentrate more and make me feel more relaxed and I also have a Spring and I really like to fidegt it and crush it a little with my hands and the fidget it (i hope it makes sense) So if it turns out I have it this video will be great for me :)

[@ChloeIHill]

I feel like no one would say i have adhd when they first meet me or even after they've known me for a while bc im normally reserved and quiet but like i usually have to have some part of myself moving or i get distracted. I got a couple of fidget rings a month ago and i feel like those help but it may just be an anxiety thing bc i WAS told i have anxiety unlike adhd

[@69_natalia_420]

(If your comfortable don't feel pressures to answer) How did you go about getting diagnosed, I've heard horror stories of how long and how many hoops it takes to get diagnosed and I was wondering how hard it actually is.

[@Labyrinth_1881]

the best way of describing ADHD is: Your brain has the processing speed of a Ferrari. But that Ferrari has the brakes of a tricycle. Edit: God damn I didn't think this would be this popular Edit II: Jesus I didn't think I'd ever say anything worth 2.7 thousand likes so thanks guys

[@mewmew8932]

Or: Your brain is a dragster. It turns like a dragster.

[@JessicaFEREM]

oh yeah, also add that it has about three ounces of fuel

[@Notrandomatall]

It also has no steering wheel, and operates by moving towards any sight/sound/sensory thing

[@tim_the_traveler]

I'd say that's a good explanation, I also liked Eefs description of "...people with the brains that go whoa, everything is happening all the time.."

[@moderspond]

Or say atenton defasit hiperactive disorder lol

[@squeeejay]

Ethan: **makes a video about fidget toys** Me: **literally playing with a taco bell mild sauce packet as I'm watching**

[@hardyfan22]

Ya I was also playing with a random thing lol

[@ravyntaylor6982]

I pulled out my box of fidgets 😂

[@KodasCove]

Sauce packets are weirdly nice to fidget with though 😂

[@squeeejay]

@@KodasCove yeah, they're like all squishy, and it's sealed so my brain doesn't go "WEE WOO SIREN OF EW GROSS GET IT OFF WEE WOO". also I love your username lol

[@hauntedheartss]

I was playing with a charger, and then I found a hair tie and was spinning that around and tangling and untangling it. Lol

[@charlie6658]

this is “frantically clicking pen” erasure but to be serious seeing someone i look up to genuinely talk about their adhd and not make it a “ha ha squirrel” joke? amazing, and makes me feel really valid 😊😊

[@marzinstarz3489]

straight up aggressively clicking the top of a pen as I'm reading this haha

[@sunflowermeadows1185]

Me too!

[@samantharinker3144]

Oof you just called me out so hard

[@rebeccajean9634]

It’s kind of wild to see how different you are when you have something to fidget properly with. It’s incredible

[@hauntedheartss]

Me: **watching Ethan fidget** My hands and brain: _im about to do what’s called a pro gamer move_

[@cirqueradio9715]

this video is like a yawn reaction for others that stim, ethan stims, we all stim

[@OfficiallyChris]

@@cirqueradio9715 whats stimming?.

[@cirqueradio9715]

@@OfficiallyChris It's something many autistic or adhd folks do. stimming comes in a whole bunch of forms but is usually movement or noise making (ex one of my stims is me making a specific noise repeatedly and another is flapping my hands). i don't have autism so i don't know if it works in the exact same way as it does for adhd but as i understand it's something to do to ground yourself and to help you focus. These toys could also be called stim or mind toys, most of them being made specifically for us neurodivergent folk in mind (not saying neurotypical people can't use them!!! just that these are designed to help some of our energy and such be directed at something quiet and not distractive)

[@MistyGraveyard303]

@@cirqueradio9715 Hi I have autism and yes a lot of autistic people can stim like that too. I personally like using the term neurodiverse for me though or if we're talking about different groups of like ADHD, ADD, autism, ect, like how you used the term.

[@SeerIncYT]

ok fun story- my mom didn't know the name for stimming until recently so she just called it "the autistic jazz hands".

[@bobbibitybob]

I noticed that most of these toys are more “sensory” toys rather than fidget toys. They are mostly made for people with anxiety or autism ( basically people with sensory issues ). You should do more of these videos though, it’s cool to see new little trinkets we can buy. Edit: This comment was worded poorly, obviously people with ADHD and ADD can have sensory issues, I just focused on Anxiety and Autism as an example as they are the biggest market for stim toys and I personally use them to help with anxiety induced sensory overload. Totally not my intention to offend anyone, just offering ya boi Ethan an explanation as to why most of these objects weren’t “fidgety”

[@haleychristensen7291]

I also noticed that. I used a lot of these in treatment and during therapy etc. They’re very helpful for just giving your brain a different stim to cool down. The squishy rope things were one of my favorites ngl so it hurt my heart to see that Ethan hates them lmao.

[@Alexander-bz6rk]

They also ARE helpful for a lot of people with ADHD. Not all ADHDers prefer tactile stims, although a lot of us do.

[@zodupont]

Yeah most of these were stim toys.

[@archiewilliams3099]

Ye I thought the same thing I use the squishy ball and bug kinda toys when I'm anxious or need to ground myself aha they help alot

[@bikub7640]

I have ADD, but I also struggle a lot with getting sensory overload and so these kind of toys really helps with that

[@theblepblop]

Ethan: **pulls out butterfly knives** Me: *I WANT THAT I WANT THAT*

[@theblepblop]

Jennianne Stitt i’m making one cause i’m ✨broke✨

[@lilypeach3786]

Your pfp makes this comment perfect !!

[@jennal4059]

Literally pulled up Amazon while watching to order one 🤣

[@stardustcosmos162]

@blep blop That's kinda sick tho that you're gonna make one yourself! I've never seen anyone make a fake butterfly before 👌💁🏼‍♀️🦋

[@stardustcosmos162]

Also to you all buying one, you guys should get the butterfly trainer that's a Comb. I think its kinda cool & it looks cooler than the dull blade one. I think Ibought mine from Wish actlly & they can be found on amazon, etc of course. Also, I think Benchmade is supposed to be a good butterfly brand 🦋 Hope this helps! ☺

[@idontlikeyou2011]

i just got diagnosed with adhd/add recently and what i've noticed is that knitting really helps me think, absorbs things and speak, however its not the most "you can do it everywhere" thing so it mostly just helps me at home and school is still hell lmao. but also i love spinny things and buttons/switches (especially the clicking sounds they make)

[@vi6094]

me using my fidget cube to focus on the video: "kinda wanna get some of these." ethan: *pulls out a fidget cube* me still messing with mine: "I have one of those! I wonder where it is?"

[@StarlightMidnightStudio]

Aha I do that

[@Nottelling235]

Same

[@kraftmacncheese8733]

oh my god i feel that

[@hai-bre]

@@Nottelling235 same

[@xrayy4588]

I lost mine i need to buy a another

[@_.-._.-.]

The little liquidy hourglass thing is used a lot for autistic kids. It grabs their attention and the slow movements of the fluid help calm them down :)

[@MrSlush-pr3wv]

Ye I’m autistic

[@_.-._.-.]

@@MrSlush-pr3wv so is my brother, and I've spent a lot of time helping out in the spec ed class at my school. Honestly even I've been distracted by those things 😂

[@catcomputer]

We have a bunch of various autism friendly toys and stuff in my house and honestly, they’re sooo nice. Autistic siblings have their perks ahahaha!

[@_.-._.-.]

@@catcomputer exactly!!

[@freyasmells]

Autism gang (I also love lava lamps for this)

[@Dustykeven]

Me : *Shortly after the Unus Annus Live stream ended trying to come to terms with it being gone* Ethan's Shirt : "HEY REMEMBER ME?" (Thanks for 1.5k+ likes!!!)

[@pharacyder]

yknow it took $0 to not make me cry 😀

[@aponc20]

NOO YOU'RE RIGHT ;-; does this mean they will no longer wear the merch either?

[@bug_under]

Wow NOOoOo

[@Meriadoc]

@@aponc20 I think they're gonna wear it. It's still clothing... idk

[@ToeDontKnow]

I mean they did say that you would only have the memories and the merch

[@jenniferfoster2364]

crank: i don't know what this does me as a fidget collector: *head slap* LOL

[@StarDustwolf77]

Me, also a fidget collector: **screaming**

[@peeler22345]

I feel like a lot of the ADHD toys aren’t only for fidgeting, but also just for stimming in general. The cRaCkLy cLunkY thing that he said wasn’t really a fidget toy could be more of an auditory stim or some of them may be more visual and not tactile.

[@adriiiiian]

That's what I thought looking at the thing with the blue, pink, and purple stuff flowing around, it seems more like a visual stim

[@wobbly_june_bug]

yeah rather than a fidget it could be used for textile stimming when you feel the plastic cracking (make autism brain go brr)

[@Gacha_Games.Charlie]

I have them because I pull my eyebrows eyelashes legs and arm hairs

[@leehoon1730]

i have the cracklyh clunky (not the same one) and that's like my favourite thing so different things for different people also show (I'm also autistic and i prefer those more stimming ones)

[@kaspbine]

“stimming” yikes

[@tara3240]

my brother and I were watching this together and he just goes, "he's acting like a child lol" and I was like "yeh he's ADHD" and he was like "so?" I was like "mate we're twins and we're both have ADHD, we went to the same behavioral correction therapy wtf"

[@rarebonedisease6551]

_OI_

[@Bappers489]

oof

[@teeheestingray7421]

Lollllllll

[@bellanies.4726]

It’s not “he’s adhd” he has adhd. (by the way, not trying to be rude or anything, just clarifying.) 😊

[@tara3240]

@@bellanies.4726 lol you're fine

[@heynyquildriver]

The ball thing: It’s a puzzle, you’re supposed to match the ball colour to the ring around the holes. Also, I’m almost 100% certain you got a stim kit instead of a fidget kit.

[@timpaxew712]

Stimming is really important to pm every type of neurodivergence! Adhd and anxiety use it along with autistic folks :3

[@shantheresia2993]

Yep I thought so too! As someone who's both autistic and adhd I could tell these were definite stim toys, I want the big long pink and green things 🤣

[@cassdelvalle]

Yeah I thought the same thing you gotta match the colors

[@archiewilliams3099]

Shanzi we used to be able to get them in my town centre for 50p they were ace XD we used to tie knots on the ends and whip eatch other they were so cool XD

[@romanog.208]

I like how Ethan never came back to the kinetic sand. That’s the most ADHD move ever😂

[@StarField369]

My primary school: **bans fidget toys because ‘they don’t help’** Me and every other neurodivergent person there : *•-•*

[@himynameisoliver]

**nervous sweating**

[@toruhagakure9133]

Ew I stepped in shiz The shiz : people who ban fidget toys because they don't help

[@ghostditective8466]

Grab a box of chalk (dustless) cheaper the better from my exprients Crush chalk until fine Sift chalk to remove chunks (can crush chuk and add to orginal pile) Add small amounts of water until playdough form Roll into ball and leave to dry When dry smooth texture is good and the ball doesnt count as fidget toys But it will make a bit of a mess on your hands but hand sanitizers work for cleaning (Sorry for bad gammer, dyslexia)

[@himynameisoliver]

@@ghostditective8466 1: good grammar, 2: *yes*

[@magspie04]

Paperclips and sharpening pencils! My fidget toys when I was little even after I was allowed to have certain toys.

[@arsonhycan]

me, when given a popular, professional fidget toy: eh nah me, when i see a random piece of cloth or even just an empty bottle: oOoOooOOOhh

[@Logarnt316]

empty water bottles are the BEST with all the crackle sounds!

[@arsonhycan]

@&Logan Armstrong omg yesss i personally love making music on empty glass bottles and tapping them 😊

[@callmedestany7081]

@@arsonhycan yessss!!!

[@LabraDoodleDraws]

SAMEEEEEEEE bottle crinkles are nice and so is chewing on fabric

[@thefluffyaj4119]

me, looking at my straw: hmmghghg yes. chomp

[@carly9711]

As a teacher, I’m definitely learning what’s good for kids with ADHD and what isn’t. Thanks Eef!

[@ariwithantlers]

As a kid with ADHD, I wish i’d had these things in my classrooms! I’m going to purchase something to fidget with for my senior year though.

[@mr.mycheese5155]

I use those ring things so if it’s for a classroom those rings are a go to

[@atticusthegremlin3239]

Carly not sure if you’ll see this but hi! I have adhd, and In almost every class I have, I’ve noticed the teachers talked to me different, or treated me like a child. One thing I wanna say is, people with adhd struggle to understand things a certain way, so it might take some time. My teachers struggled to understand why I just.. couldn’t focus. Having patience and understanding goes miles seeing a teacher try and actually learn is great =] I hope all goes well for you! (Also, sorry for the bit of a ramble lol)

[@Sharkjugg]

Thank you so much for understanding things like this!! Getting through school with bad OCD, ADD, Autism, and ADHD has been true hell with inconsiderate and poorly trained teachers, you’re the lovely future of a good education

[@Ash-ih4sd]

Carly, good luck but also not every fidget toy will work with every ADHD mind so let your students know that if they need to fidget they can. But if you notice they aren't focusing ask them to use a different toy.

[@Turbuggy]

As someone with autism and add, I have two fidget spinners and a fidget cube, and love them SO much. It sucks that people made fidget spinners “cringe”, when the people that they were SUPPOSED to be marketed for really do like them and find them useful. Something else that I do is I fold paper, especially receipts bc they last longer, into strips, and then roll those strips into a little cylinder, and just roll it open and closed and such over and over until the paper disintegrates. I’ve done it since I was little, and it’s fantastic for fidgeting!

[@doogooden3047]

Yo Ethan! I'm a fellow "adult" with Asperger's/Autism. Whilst not the same as ADHD, there is however an overlap when it comes to the fidget toys and seeking sensory input. Also attention span can still be an issue. There is a website I use called Stimtastic. It has a wide variety of fidget toys and jewelry for all individuals. Some are also designed to be discreet so you can take them into the workplace or use them around people who may not be open to the whole stimming thing. They do mystery loot boxes too! As for the butterfly knife/balisong trainer, look up the Squiddy. Its not at all threatening looking which means that you can take it out and about without worrying that people will think it looks like a knife from a distance. I personally have the Squiddy C. Happy fidgeting bud!

[@katleo6786]

Doogooden also an autistic adult and I love stimtastic! Idk if this is still the case, but when I first found them all of their products were made by neurodivergent people (mostly people on the autism spectrum), so you’re supporting fellow neurodivergent ppl when you buy from them! I recommend them to everyone that comes to me asking where to get stim toys

[@felixstrider8295]

I own so much from stimtastic as an autistic person and they honestly cater to so many different styles of stim and I love it

[@lornamulqueen4742]

Thank you so much for this comment! I never knew that fidget jewellery existed! I really like fidgeting because of my anxiety issues but I never wanted to bring fidget toys to college or work so I end up clicking pens and messing with my hair non stop lol. I just went on stimtastic and bought some jewellery and I’m so excited to try it out! :)

[@maggiemooming]

I'm autistic and use them too!! Love their chewable jewellery!!

[@PorcelainB0nes]

STIMTASTIC IS THE BESSTTT

[@henrypriorr2188]

me:*flipping pencil around finger so its not detracting and helps concentrate* my teacher:'pUt ThE dAmN wEaPoN dOwN'

[@rainisgreen7870]

SAME

[@morganbodhi9492]

my sophomore english teacher called them wiggle sticks and always told us “wiggle sticks down”

[@hiwelcometomaccas8016]

Dude I have a similar thing. I always fidget with a ball of aluminium foil and my old teacher once told me “ThAtS dAngErOuS yOu CoUlD rEalLy HuRt SoMeOnE”

[@mculrich2257]

I have ADHD and clicking my pen really helps me, when i was younger I use to get sent out of class because I couldn’t stop doing it

[@matthewferri6095]

I genuinely feel you though

[@junew8133]

As a person who's hoping to go into teaching, this is super helpful! Teachers who set up their classroom so neurodivergent students are set up to fail, suck, and I absolutely do not want to create an environment like that when I eventually get into the career.

[@heehoopeenut2579]

big mood omg! im studying to become a kindergarten-3rd grade teacher and things like these are so helpful in figuring out how to make a classroom as best i can for my kiddos

[@Meriadoc]

I love both of you (minor here) thank you very much💕

[@bingus4118]

thats incredible.. you should be so proud just to have that mindset and i mean that seriously, more people need to understand

[@panicat-the-middle-school-6257]

thank you so much you have no idea how much this means to us- if even one teacher was like that to me growing up I probably wouldn't have gone through most of the shit I did. I HIGHLY recommend talking to a variety of neurodivergent people though because everyone has different experiences that you can learn from and specific tips to help you (and your future students) out as opposed to a lot of professionals who can only give you general advice good luck and thank you from the bottom of my heart

[@Elizabeth-fc5wu]

My favorite classroom in my whole life was in my early childhood education program. I had a teacher that would put out things of fidgets on the tables every class period. It normalized their use. Like yea the first couple of classes they were a bit of a distraction for some but the novelty of it wore off and made me feel not weird to use fidget during class.

[@mariselojeda0810]

Fidget's names (in order) 1:40 Rubik's Cube (duh) 4:23 Puzzle Ball 5:00 Marble & Mesh/Mesh & Marble 5:48 Monkey Noodle 6:38 what even is that thing 6:56 & 8:51 Mochi 7:56 Mesh Stressball 10:02 Mini Fidget Spinners 10:48 Wacky Track 11:25 Water Timer 11:58 Bike Chain 13:54 Fidget Cube

[@rockberry.becky2223]

11:02 him: it's not a figet but it sounds nice. Me (ADHD and autistic) who has a bad habit of trying to crack their entire body: but WHAT ARE THEY CALLED?!? I NEED THAT!!!

[@AzuraRose]

A website called Stimtastic has them! They're 'snap and click' fidgets apparently

[@Xtheghost]

I believe they’re called clikkers? Something like that. But yeah, I’ve always wanted one as well as a fidget cube.

[@ravyntaylor6982]

I have two :)

[@ediemcquillan6813]

Halloweenborn chee Yeah my friend bought one they’re called a snap and clicks which I think someone already said

[@pastout]

@@AzuraRose THANK YOU SO MUCH! The website has literally every fidget toy I've been looking for :D

[@lunarnoona]

Ethan: _talks about how he has ADHD but also found out he has dyslexia_ Me: He's a demigod, someone find a satyr quick

[@wanderingwolf2606]

I was thinking that too. I think I have adhd, I’m pretty dyslexic, and I went on a Greece study abroad recently and found Greek comes *really* easy to me. If ya know a satyr can you send him my way? I might need him soon

[@lunarnoona]

@@wanderingwolf2606 I'll make sure to send a satyr your way as soon as possible. In the meantime, beware of any monsters who may attack you

[@argythefox]

The Satyr aren't the only ones that collect demigods anymore. Other demigods help guide them now too. I wonder if I'm one tho cuz I'm adhd. Im not dyslexic but I am dyscalculic.

[@lunarnoona]

@@argythefox you are indeed correct. As a matter of fact, we're running out of protective satyrs due to the amount of demigods here unintentionally finding out they're demigods. I'll make sure to send a trained demigod your way along with some greek texts, just to make sure you're a demigod. If you're not... pretend this never happened please I don't want Mr. D to fire me

[@argythefox]

@@lunarnoona Bene, thanks a bunch but I think I might need an escort to the Tiber instead

[@raytheuglymusician2453]

*Ethan paints his nails* me: yoooooo *talks about how glitter is bad for the environment* me: Yooooooo! *plays with a butterfly knife* me: Yooooooooooo!! *encourages stimming* me: YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@MossyCobbles__PLS]

He's real neat

[@DeeFightingDreamer]

the fangirls really got hit hard with this video fml

[@gabujita4088]

Exactly why he's my king!

[@bo4915]

Ethan: *says he likes the fidget spinner because it’s also pink* Me: I stan even more.

[@brycestierlen5354]

True

[@the0.01germsleft8]

As a person with ADD, an explanation for it is: walking down memory lane until you realize your in the middle of traffic

[@irvxn7871]

As someone with ADHD, anxiety, and autism: He's living the dream with so many stim toys

[@TheOneWifNoUsername]

My husband would go insane if I had that many omfg. I already have too much clutter as is thanks to being a freakin low key hoarder of things. Which I guess is kinda another ADD/autistic thing. SEE SHINY THING. TAKE SHINY THING HOLE TO SHINY THING PILE. HAVE MANY SHINY THING PILES. No where to eat or live or sleep. Just shiny thing piles. Ok jkjk it’s not THAT BAD. I’ve de cluttered a bit. Sorta

[@vegetableoil3037]

I think you dropped this 👑

[@snakeeatingapringle0]

Ikr holy crap

[@zekesanders2576]

Yeeessss! Saaaaame. I want stim toys. I have like one but 🥺

[@sofiagolubic2571]

ikr?? i only have one stim toy, but it makes too much noise for me to use n so i was practically salivating while watching this

[@mikkurzhal7390]

Ethan: I have ADHD Me: ay cool bro me too Ethan: also dyslexia Me: demigod

[@jhoseling5785]

LMAOO

[@suneee_]

what goodly parent would he have tho? Apollo? idk-

[@mikkurzhal7390]

@@suneee_ Apollo canonically has a bunch of KZbin stars as kids, so yeah prob

[@ringnumber5]

That was literally the first thing that popped into my mind.

[@balloonwithglasses]

lmao same

[@toomanyoldsports]

Ok, I legitimately thought the title said, ‘I FOUGHT a whole box of fidget spinners to cure my ADHD’ and honestly I need that now. And bro I relate.

[@Impoopinus]

Nice mustache

[@weird_ghostix3889]

Nice mustache

[@boop9986]

Nice mustache

[@patrickleonard4206]

Nice mustache

[@yoobia]

Nice mustache

[@viovictor3303]

No one: Me when Ethan was playing with the cube: what thos hands do

[@Ghostie723]

Ethan should make his own line of fidget toys, I'm really enjoying hearing him talk about it!

[@jasper3697]

Yes 100%!

[@desolatedaisies]

Unus Annus fidget toys!!!

[@wingfighter4617]

I SUPPORT THIS IDEA, IT WOULD BE AWESOME

[@afeatherinthewind]

yesss

[@colossalidiot]

Ethan: people who know butterfly knife tricks are probably yelling at me The Spy: well now I'm not doing it

[@claire_tube]

I has ADHD too! Like I’ll be reading and finish and be like: “wtf I wasn’t even reading I was thinking about how the sandwich I had for lunch wasn’t really good how the hell?!” You’re literally just looking at the paper and not reading it 😂

[@moin9983]

nive mustache

[@snoopyblue7518]

nice mustache

[@mrhabibi4776]

Wait what, that's a sign of ADHD?

[@taylorbritt499]

I've never been diagnosed with ADHD but I'm working on getting insurance so I can get screened because I have _so many_ of the common symptoms/signs. This is one of them lol. I've had to go back and read the same paragraph in a textbook like 4 times before I actually understand what I'm reading and that's why I usually don't read the textbook, I just go over the notes from the PowerPoint lol. However I can sit down and read fiction novels _a bit_ better, at least enough to maybe only have to go back once or twice to comprehend it. I also don't have dyslexia like Ethan so that helps too.

[@eligartenberg2313]

OMG yes! That happens all the time

[@calijohnson2422]

0:45 it's been confirmed, Eef is a demigod

[@ditzyrose700]

The height of the fidget spinner fad kinda sucked because I'm a person who gets overstimulated very easily, and I often wanted to slam my head through my desk after listening to those things whizzing in every. single. class. every. single. day. But after it all calmed down a bit and it was just the kids who actually needed stim toys using them, it was all cool. It just got REALLY out of hand for a while.

[@kaylaw.6582]

I remember the huge wall of fidget spinners at Walmart. It was insane.

[@libbyblue62]

@McKenna Walton I have dermatillomania and in school I was allowed to have a strip of velcro under my desk to scratch when I had issues but my teacher was always telling me to stop scratching cause I needed to focus while she was talking and then everyone would look at me and I'd have an anxiety attack. Some people think that you simply can't absent mindedly fidget with something and still pay attention and focus on something else.

[@peppaminter]

YES but for different reasons, after the hype they were banned at many schools and you’ll get made fun of if you take one to school..

[@ditzyrose700]

@@peppaminter My school tried banning them too after a while, but later they put bowls of fidget spinners in the library for anyone to use. No one really teased people for using them, but maybe that's just because my class was really tight-knit.

[@tehcanadian4653]

Ethan, the ball thing that you didn't like is a puzzle sphere thingy. You have to try and move the colored balls to the whole with the same colored ring in it.

[@nia4509]

ikr i was hoping he'd figure out how to do it lol i have one myself i think theyre great

[@rorizzle_5179]

i was super sad he rated it so low cause i love those things

[@samantharinker3144]

I have one of those things, except it’s clear plastic and there’s 3 different balls you need to get the colored ones out of (called a rubiks 360) it used to always piss me off! Lol the only way I could solve it was by violently shaking it

[@admiralicywolffeyt1465]

Those things are fun. Great for vacations and people with ADHD

[@nbaxk]

13:00 same boi same

[@bacon.syrup4116]

Honestly, his nails look way better than mine ever have.

[@tobydauch3278]

Same. I’m so bad at painting mine

[@bacon.syrup4116]

@@tobydauch3278 Same

[@BSUxFAN29]

No.

[@bacon.syrup4116]

@@BSUxFAN29 Yes.

[@jailyn5746]

CitrousJaguar yes ❤️

[@Hey.its.lucy21]

I don’t think I have ADHD or ADD but I fidget a lot I’ve been noticing it more and more like if I wear a ring I take it on and off or spin it on my finger without even realizing among other things. I think I should invest in some fidget toys

[@purplediamond1751]

Me: *sees Ethans butterfly knife* My brain in spy accent: “gentlemen”

[@yeahimnotimportant6033]

XD

[@literalfandomtrashnoseriou1992]

Purple Diamond *mentlegen*

[@saphirestarr9952]

Legit read that as "mentlegen" the first time through and had to go back to double check. XD

[@literalfandomtrashnoseriou1992]

@@saphirestarr9952 The memes are strong with you my friend. >:)

[@rayaf4vs488]

I have a classmate with ADHD and she has a fidget toy that is perfect for school, but our teacher just sees it as a toy. I kind feel bad for her

[@cleversmosh]

In my school they let all the people they know are neurodivergent have the fiddle toys and they dont let anyone else have them

[@theguywithacatprofilepictu3337]

@@cleversmosh sometimes i feel like teachers will do anything to make students hate them

[@Paige_sncbiggsetfan]

I have ADHD and my teacher is really nice to me he makes me feel like my mum's hugging me

[@theguywithacatprofilepictu3337]

@@Paige_sncbiggsetfan lucky

[@Ophangea]

Teachers are like way too reacting.. its like a fidget toy, inhaler, and etc some stuff that is really important for your life and the teacher takes the stuff and a student that had it dies, then the teacher suddenly complains that is a toy, then goes to jail for killing someone, The teacher acts like all a karen smh, the teacher prob dosent know whats asthma and stuff. Smh-

[@db_524]

As someone who’s also a neurodivergent (Autism Spectrum Disorder/Asperger Syndrome, and Anxiety, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), I’m so proud of you for talking openly about your ADHD, Eef. I’ve watched Markimoo’s (Markiplier) and Jackaboi’s (Jacksepticeye) videos of this type and loved them, I’m glad you’re doing this type of videos too. I myself use some of the fidget toys, yes fidget spinners included, to help with my anxiety as well.

[@Art-st1yi]

update: I do have adhd, and my favourite fidget toy are these things called tangles. They're made by a company called zuru and they're really fun. I had a colourful bumpy one, but I accidentally broke it, so now I have a black one but it isn't as good :( I also like the two rings that have the things and spin. Ethan has one 12:06 original comment: I don’t have adhd, or autism (lots of fiddle toys are marketed towards people with adhd or autism), but I’m a very fidgety person In class, I usually end up opening a pair of scissors, and putting a pencil through the finger hole. Then I grab both ends of the pencil, and spin it, which makes the scissors spin. This helps me concentrate, but other people don’t like it much because they worry it’ll hit them. The scissors won’t hit them though, because I’m holding both ends of the pencil

[@jenna7011]

I fidget a lot to and something that really helps me is spiral hair ties- usually just twisting them and things like that i dont really know if it would help u but its worth a try! also theyre not really “distracting” so if ur in class teachers wont take it away

[@itsmebeff_]

I know it's weird, but sometimes I chew on hair ties or pens to focus on stuff. I also put pencils in rulers and spin the ruler and that would keep me entertained during class.

[@fours4ker381]

Lucky you guys, I at times have random twitches and mild seizures. One time when I was at a library to work on my science project, my seizures kicked in and I think it looked different to others. One fellow student pulled me to a corner and asked me if I'm "using something" I explained her about my condition and she's cool.

[@raydenyourbase5608]

Maybe don't do that Oh if you like chewing stuff I could recommend chew necklaces i have some and they help my fidgeting but that’s just me and they might not work for you but if you wanna check it out I recommend

[@itsmebeff_]

@@raydenyourbase5608 Thanks I appreciate it!

[@bopha9276]

“I have ADHD and dyslexia.” Ethan is demigod confirmed??

[@hazelharcourt737]

I was looking for this comment

[@ZA1ISTYPING_]

I'm confused

[@vennisemae7049]

took me a minute to understand but great reference lmaoooo

[@Dva04]

L Ø V E L Y the demi gods in percy Jackson have adhd and dyslexia

[@bopha9276]

I think his newest video confirms it even more

[@hvpeless]

When he showed the butterfly knife I realized why this was on my recommended

[@SkullZie]

THE SPY

[@freshhmintyy]

where do you find a trainer ?

[@superweeniehutjrs]

i bought mine on amazon. theres a 2 pack for about 10 bucks

[@hvpeless]

wrist wrung the 2 pack ones aren’t good

[@superweeniehutjrs]

yeah but they were cheap

[@CattLiver]

I'm 13 with diagnosed adhd and 2 fidget that has really helped me focus and well functon in school are a toy wolf thing that has beads in his paws and a dolphin keychain which I can fitin my pocket that has beads on the bottom which feel nice on my hands.

[@robynspooner3115]

1. I feel like so many toys advertised as adhd toys are just bad because they're made by people without adhd and who don't understand it/ think that people with adhd are just childish 2. with rubiks cube i really recommend a speed cube, especially the go cube (getgocube.com) its so smooth and nice and so speedy and you can also connect it to your phone where it can time you or teach you how to solve it i really enjoy it. 3. I'm quite mad about what happened with fidget spinners and similarly fidget cubes but the spinners were definitely more popular and well known but i really liked them but they became overused and trendy which made me kinda sick of them, then schools banned them which i find quite unfair and they stopped being cool and now i always feel judged for having one and i don't like playing with it anymore because i've had people be like why do you have a spinner no one uses them anymore they're not cool anymore :///

[@hannahtherat7923]

Facts thoo

[@jls9225]

I own fidget cube,(I loved this device) don't be afraid to be yourself. Don't let other discourage your happiness.

[@alien_from_andromeda]

i wish they would make fidget toys look more minimalistic instead of toy like

[@bstmeg5237]

cydney m no

[@penguinstarlette4028]

Stimtastic has lots of stim toys made by people with ADHD and autism! They're so nice to use

[@jazzombi9680]

“I can’t imagine this being a fidget toy” Ethan says, fidgeting. Edit: Ethan if u see this my mom was visibly angry that u disrespected the long snap toy thing. “You put the ends together ANd maKE ShApEssss”

[@alik9783]

I doubt anyone will see this but at 3:24 Ethan talks about how fidgeting helps him speak more clearly and everything. I don’t know if I have ADHD but I am really bad at speaking orally like telling a story or explaining something, because i tend to ramble or get distracted. I never thought to fidget, but i just tried it out over a voice call and it actually made a notable difference! I am not exaggerating when I say this will probably change my life. Thank you for accidentally giving me some of the most helpful advice i’ve ever gotten.

[@Сайян-г6б]

I'm the same

[@amethyst7412]

Hi

[@tim_the_traveler]

thou none of us here can diagnose you with ADHD, it's good that you unintentionally found the help you don't know you needed. Hopefully you can learn more about yourself to improve your daily life.

[@maple8021]

I have never related more to a random person on the internet 💛

[@Greg_Oconnor]

OMGG YOU JUST MADE MY DAY

[@LOLgirl2077]

That box had pretty much everything that I had growing up in England. You could honestly get them at your local shops. It's cool to see Ethan review them. And yeah I hated the bug things, goopy things are just gross and they don't feel nice.