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The Highwire with Del Bigtree

‘Fidget spinners everywhere! recovery from #autism.

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

The Highwire with Del Bigtree

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness

4.93.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

‘Fidget spinners everywhere! Then, tackling the taboo topic of recovery from #autism. Parents speak candidly. Barry Smeltzer MPAS, PA-C, and Dr. Marco Ruggiero talk clinical treatment and offer the latest on the science of autism. This is #HighWire. @Hi

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0:00.0

The views and opinions expressed in these radio programs are those of the individual hosts

0:12.0

and do not reflect the official policy or position of Universal Broadcasting Network.

0:16.0

Hello and welcome to Highwire. I hope you don't mind if I do this the rest of the show. I finally

0:21.0

discovered the beauty of fidget spinners and I cannot stop. If this hasn't started annoying you,

0:28.0

take a place in the children across this country then you're not wired like I am. But check it out if you know

0:34.0

nothing about fidget spinners. They're talking about in the news.

0:37.0

Never heard of this. It's called fidget spinners.

0:41.0

And to fidget spinners. He's fidget spinners.

0:46.0

At the moment it is the fidget spinner. Fidget spinners. They're called fidget spinners.

0:51.0

This is a new toy meant to relieve stress and focus children. Some of them call them stress relievers

0:57.0

for children but others say they can be a distraction. I just became like a cool trendy toy overnight almost.

1:03.0

Been having toy store in just 48 hours. They saw more than 300.

1:08.0

But to some kids they're more than a toy. Parks. Her son has 80 HD and she says fidget tools help him focus.

1:14.0

Her preference. Teach the children what they are, what they're for, what their intended purpose is.

1:22.0

A nationwide debate spiraling around a pocket size gizmo.

1:27.0

All right, this is high wire. Today I want to talk a little bit about fidget spinners. You know,

1:32.0

I have a kind of a theory. This thing may actually be able to determine whether your child is vaccine injury or not.

1:38.0

I don't know. I'm just putting it out there. But if you have a kid that cannot stop doing this all the time,

1:43.0

you know what we call this? We call this repetitive behaviors. Do you know why this thing was designed this now your child's favorite toy?

1:50.0

It was designed as USA today. Put it. Fidget spinners how they went from being a toy to help autistic kids to being a national phenomenon.

1:59.0

Fidget spinners have been around for years mostly used by kids with autism or attention disorders toys to occupy restless hands have been hot sellers since the beginning of the year.

2:09.0

Why do all of our kids have restless hands? Why are they all addicted to constant, you know, repetitive behaviors?

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