TONI WALKER | Are we designing a fidgety future?

My son deals with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder.
 It seems he literally cannot be still at times. I learned a long time ago, that if his hands were busy, he was more attentive. This was backed up at a recent meeting I had with a diagnostician at his school. 
We were having him tested to make sure there was nothing on top of the ADHD that we needed to combat. The diagnostician stated that as long as my son had a small item in his hand that he could fiddle with, he was more attentive to the questions and testing she was doing with him.
Now, before the meeting with the diagnostician, I had been seeing the little boxes called a “fidget box” that I and considered getting him. (I even discussed the option with the diagnostician.) Ultimately, I chose against this, under the concern that it might make too much of a clicking sound that would disrupt others in the classroom. 
Then, someone came out with this nifty product called a “fidget spinner”- similar to the “fidget box,” but without the annoying and disturbing clicks. Finally, something for those battling ADHD that could help them stay busy, yet focused.
Sounds ideal, right? Well, there is a problem. Fidget spinners, originally design for those with focusing issues, have become the next latest fad. Parents are purchasing fidget spinners in droves for children who do not need them for their intended purpose. 
Children are carrying around four and five spinners, just for the fun of it. I mean, who needs more than one spinner, if they are using it in its intended use, really? (I have even seen a video which actually put a spinner on a set of acrylic nails. Really?)
Schools are starting to consider banning fidget spinners and similar products. This means that children who need them will not be able to use them in schools. 
The bigger problem lies in this fact… children are using these and getting in trouble for fidgeting. We are developing a generation of fidgeters, children who constantly play with something, simply because it is available. Where is the good in that?
I am sure the person who invented these “tools” is laughing all the way to the bank. But how many kids, who could actually benefit from it, will not be allowed to utilize it come August? I am afraid that number will be higher than anyone thinks, as will be the number of students getting into trouble because of these. 
In the early 2000s, teachers worried about cell phones. Proponents said “Oh, it will be easier for children to get in touch with parents after field trips, practices, or games.” 
Now, it is these fidget spinners, soon to be seen in hallways and classrooms all over the place.
We live in a society that seems to pride itself on the misuse or abuse or products, and, from my perspective, these “fidget spinners” are no different. 
Please, before you purchase one for your child, consider the fact that this well-intended product may soon be banned in schools, causing those students who need them to miss the benefit. Would we buy our children crutches, a wheelchair if they do not need them? Then why are we allowing these products to become the newest fad? 
Soon, it will be as a common as a cell phone, with less benefits to the large majority.