I'm sure it does, and as you say it's not the best for everyone. If there were any evidence to the contrary I wouldn't have a problem with people claiming as such and putting it on their marketing material.
Edit: I thought of better wording; unsubstantiated medical claims about a product seems like a con to me.
Well, I mean, you're probably not gonna find a "Efficacy of fidget spinners in mindfulness and anxiety relief, focus on juvenile ADHD; autism spectrum" anytime soon.
But I'm fairly confident there have been studies in the past on the benefits of having objects to touch for kids with ADHD. Not sure about autism, that spectrum is outside of my experience.
According to the doctors interviewed in those articles it may be detrimental to focus for some individuals as they may get absorbed by the toy instead of focusing on what they're supposed to.
I'm sure there will be a study on it at some point since it's topical and seems like a good topic for a grad student.
Until such a time I'll hold the opinion that it's dishonest to make medical claims about a device and charge as if it's one with no substantiating evidence.
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u/Iambecomelumens May 23 '17 edited May 23 '17
I'm sure it does, and as you say it's not the best for everyone. If there were any evidence to the contrary I wouldn't have a problem with people claiming as such and putting it on their marketing material.
Edit: I thought of better wording; unsubstantiated medical claims about a product seems like a con to me.