Autism Show 2025

There are events in Birmingham & Manchester too ....  (June/July) 

I didn't even know there was such a thing, is this another example of autism being comercialised? What happens at these show's?

You (could) always argue that there's a (large) element of that going on. 

TheCatWoman said:

I think they'd add to my irritation at nt being able to do them

These are more like things you fiddle with in the repetitive sense, rather than puzzles like a Rubik's cube.  They don't drive you mad, they give you something to do with your hands and stop you going nuts. 

I have anxiety too, but I think fidget toys would make me worse, maybe I have the "wrong" sort of anxiety. I think they'd add to my irritation at nt being able to do them like, I am wih rubics cubes, I end up wondering what the attraction is, are they worth the money and what sort of person really cares about being able to solve them, But maybe thats my lack of competitiveness showing again?

TheCatWoman said:

but do ASC people need fidget toys?

I have a confession....   I have quite a few....

Then again, I do have anxiety and I may well have ADHD too according to the rudimentary online test I did - I never saw the need to pursue an assessment on ADHD though.  

TheCatWoman said:

but do ASC people need fidget toys?

I have a confession....   I have quite a few....

Then again, I do have anxiety and I may well have ADHD too according to the rudimentary online test I did - I never saw the need to pursue an assessment on ADHD though.  

TheCatWoman said:

I think they'd add to my irritation at nt being able to do them

These are more like things you fiddle with in the repetitive sense, rather than puzzles like a Rubik's cube.  They don't drive you mad, they give you something to do with your hands and stop you going nuts. 

I have anxiety too, but I think fidget toys would make me worse, maybe I have the "wrong" sort of anxiety. I think they'd add to my irritation at nt being able to do them like, I am wih rubics cubes, I end up wondering what the attraction is, are they worth the money and what sort of person really cares about being able to solve them, But maybe thats my lack of competitiveness showing again?