2.6 - When is a fidget a distraction?

Living a Sensory Life by Becky Lyddon

Mar 9, 202100:15:26Science & Medicine

Fidgets are the buzz word in education settings but one of the most common questions I’m asked by teacher is ‘don’t they distract the students from learning rather than support them?’

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