A fidget toy is an object or a toy that helps in maintaining focus and attention by allowing the brain to filter out superfluous sensory information. 

By keeping the hands engaged in simple and repetitive motor movements, the child can “separate” what would otherwise distract from light, sounds, smells, movements, and closeness to other people. 

With the help of fidgeting, it’s easy to release restless energy from our bodies. Common forms of fidgeting include tapping your feet, twirling your hair, chewing nails, or some effective fidget toys. 

While these activities are viewed by many as counterproductive to learning, many experts claim that if this restless behavior can be redirected, they can improve learning.

In addition to the improved learning benefits, fidget toys can also reduce anxiety and stress, enhance dexterity, improve coordination and fine motor skills and assist in the development of muscles of small hands. 

It’s time to discover these interesting fidget toys for children with autism as these toys can relieve stress and anxiety in children. 

Here are 10 trending fidget toys that can help them focus:

1. Color wheel – Rainbow

It’s the baby sensory (fidget) toy that stimulates their color recognition: introducing the Jellystone Designs Colour Wheel Puzzle.

Fun and safely chewable, this toy helps to develop problem-solving skills, number recognition, and counting, hand-eye coordination, and essential motor skills in children with autism. 

As the babies grow, they will discover more and more ways to interact with the stimulating interlocking segments, leaving other sensory chew toys behind.

2. Squishy bead ball

A squishy bead ball is a ball that will make your stress melt away. The ball has a pleasant look that attracts the children.

Clear silicone casing filled with bouncy colorful beads enhances the appearance of the ball. It is a great fidget toy for children.

3. Creeblers

Squishy, spiky crawlies that clump together and seem to wriggle on their own.

Stick to flat surfaces – throw them at the wall and watch them crawl their way down. An effective fidget toy for children. 

4. Sensory bean bag

The sensory fabric can be fluffy, spiky, slippery, shiny, rough, bright colors, patterned, you name it we a massive range of sensory fabrics.

Each bean bag comes with approximately 50gms of poly pellets inside and sensory fabric on the outside. 

5. Smoosho’s jumbo galaxy ball

Another version of our very popular Smoosho’s Balls. Features a galaxy design that’s totally out of this world.

Jumbo-sized Smoosho ball for the extra squish. This fidget toy is now available with a Galaxy style.

Give it a satisfying squeeze and feel your worries melt away.

6. Squishy stress ball with ribbons

This awesome stress ball offers a wonderful, tactile feel and eye-popping visual appeal, filled with an electric laser ribbon reel. 

This is another excellent addition to your sensory (fidget) play box. It comes in different colors like pink, green, blue, yellow.

7. Shake and shine glitter lamp Koala

Mini motion lamp with color change LEDs activated by shaking. 

This fidget is full of glitter. It automatically switches off after 1 minute and it is battery operated. 

8. Push it Pop it Fluro

Everybody loves popping bubble wrap – you will love these reusable bubble boards too for the children.

Great fidget toy that resembles popping bubble wrap. Keep fingers busy with the soft silicone bubbles that can be pushed/popped from both directions.

It is excellent for fine motor skills, hand controls, and pincer grip.

Can aid in easing stress and anxiety, be discreet, lightweight, and easy to wash.

Check our list of all Push it Pop it Fidget Toys

9. Two-tone bouncing putty

This lightweight and highly elastic putty is a great fidget toy. It can be stretched, bounced, or shaped into your unique colorful creation.

It is a non-messy and versatile putty that can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. It’s soft, very hard to damage and it lasts!

Just remember if you want to re-use it put it back in its container.

It comes in 2 different color combinations of neon-colored putty. 

10. Super light moulding clay

Get moulding clay and make whatever the heart desires, make your children show off their sculpting abilities with this Super Light Moulding Clay. It’s time for fidgeting. 

Coming in an assortment of fun bright colors this moulding clay has a great feel and is easy to use.

It starts soft and mouldable and can be reused again and again. When the desired model is created then leave it out to dry.

When fully dried it hardens into a sponge-like texture that can be squashed in hand, but still keeps its shape and form.

11. Fidget phone

The Bouncyband Fidget Phone enables kids and adults with autism to fidget receiving sensory satisfaction as it provides a gratifying tension release, relieving anxiety and improving concentration.

Pressing the thumb and fingers on the resistance buttons and feeling the silent “click” allows excess energy to be expelled alleviating tension, hyperactivity and boredom, helping to achieve greater focus.

These trending fidget toys can help children with autism enjoy and bring satisfaction in a playful way. So, shoo the stress away with these fidget toys.