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My DS8 also ALWAYS has to be doing something with his hands. The only time his hands are at rest is when he is sleeping or playing computer games.

At one point (lasted over a year), he had a bald patch from twisting his hair constantly. Although his pediatrician, the school psych and school OT all didn't see it as a problem since he does well in school and doesn't show other significant sensory issues.

I find it horribly distracting when he's doing homework but he says it helps him think to have something in his hands.

I've gone between ignoring it and gently calling it to his attention and asking him to stop (such as the hair twisting). He never stops, just moves to doing something else with his hands.