I've got the combined presentation so there's a lot of stimming plus can't focus. I would like to hear more people talk about how they use motion to help them do stuff because I'm going to be fidgeting anyways I might as well learn to have it help me.
When ever you bring up stimming, people jump to stress balls, and like, not all motion is the same. For me to actual process stuff, i need to be pacing, and so mh default is to reread my notebook, which is why i panicked when in university we were suddenly expect to do our own notes.
Same, daily or regular movement is rather important to manage or at least reduce the effect of hyperactivness.
Personally I've found resistance training to be rather effective at burning off extra energy. Cant be hyperactive if muscles and nervous system are annihilated.
I've noticed the same effect on my daughter(diagnosed pure ADHD). On the days there's more active movement, she falls asleep faster and it's easier to maintain focus on boring activities in comparison to days where there isn't much moving around.
Though what I've noticed over the years of cutting and bulking(calorie deficit and surplus). Hyperactivity goes into overdrive when bulking, increasing NEAT(non exercise activity thermogenesis), basically i cant sit still regardless of training or eat enough during work week to put on weight. Fridays weigh in is always around 0,5-1kg lower than Tuesdays weigh in.
I take leisure walks often, when the weather isn't trying to kill me
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