Neurodivergent chicken keepers

[Chicken poppy]

Here are a few i own and use frequently.

Zipper bracelet, which i really like since you don’t have to worry about loosing it.

I think what they call “snakes.” I’m not really sure. I like them because it gives the same sound as cracking your knuckles, which helps me not do it as much.

I actually made this one myself, foam and paint. Just a normal foam one, but i like it.

I also really like fidget spinners.

 

[azurbanclucker]

That actually sounds really good! I don't think we have "ketchup packets" like you do here, they're quite different here...

Oh yeah you have the fold and squeeze mate packets, right?

These are ours in the states for most places.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Here are a few i own and use frequently. View attachment 3779244Zipper bracelet, which i really like since you don’t have to worry about loosing it.

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I think what they call “snakes.” I’m not really sure. I like them because it gives the same sound as cracking your knuckles, which helps me not do it as much.

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I actually made this one myself, foam and paint. Just a normal foam one, but i like it.

I also really like fidget spinners.

I saw those zipper bracelets recently and thought they look really interesting! That's one of my main issues with fidgets, I lose them so easily...
I got myself a mini fidget spinner last month and I love it!

Oh yeah you have the fold and squeeze mate packets, right?

These are ours in the states for most places.
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Yeah, our's are the folding ones. I wonder if I could make something like that though...

 

[EEforMe]

I buy balloons and put EVERYTHING in them for fidgets. Water, flour, corn starch, beans, even just air. For air and water not enough that the balloon stretches, just some.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I buy balloons and put EVERYTHING in them for fidgets. Water, flour, corn starch, beans, even just air. For air and water not enough that the balloon stretches, just some.

Ooh yeah! I used to do that! I really like those

 

[EEforMe]

Ooh yeah! I used to do that! I really like those

I like them because you can make them however you want. Like you can fill one with water just to squeeze or put a few beans in one to push back and forth around the balloon.

 

[SpotTheCat]

I have been thinking about a fidget for when out but I don't know how to comfortably carry it around

I would possibly want something that makes a few different quiet clicking noises, the plan would be to use the clicks as cues for the dogs

 

[BackroadGirl57]

Just recently joined the community and am happy to see a thread like this. Fellow NDs- how do you cope with losing a bird? High empathy= horrible grief. Thoughts?

I'm empathic too - humans as well as animals. I can feel another's pain. If my cat sprained her forepaw, my wrist hurts. If my friend and I are out in her yard and her little sister trips herself, my own knees feel scratched. My best tip is, remember the life you gave them. Remember the good things and you'll be too busy laughing to feel much grief.

I have one of those some place too. Yay ADHD, I totally forgot that:
1. I have it
2. Where I put it.

I do this too. I must have 5 or more phone chargers cause I'm always losing them.

 

[BantyChooks]

Interesting thread. I was diagnosed with autism a few years ago after a doctor told me during a regular checkup that I probably had it and sent me for an evaluation. I’m not sure what difference it makes - I don’t understand it fully.

 

[EEforMe]

Interesting thread. I was diagnosed with autism a few years ago after a doctor told me during a regular checkup that I probably had it and sent me for an evaluation. I’m not sure what difference it makes - I don’t understand it fully.

I mean with my adhd I have trouble focusing. I also hyperfixate on things. I have trouble with being very emotional. My brain feels so loud all the time that I can’t think about the things a need too. But It’s cool that you don’t notice it!