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Just to note - I am not a huge doodler overall, but in those university lectures where I wasn't taking extensive notes (because the material was in the textbook) I doodled abstract designs endlessly. A small amount of physical distraction actually helped me stay mentally focused. Otherwise, my mind would start to think about more interesting things, and wham - next thing I know I've totally wandered and have no idea what was said for the last ten minutes. I knitted my way through most of my classes at MIT for the same reason. I had to do complicated increase/decrease patterns at home between classes, though, and save the long straight repetitive stretches to do in class.
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I always took practically verbatim notes.
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DS8, a prolific doodler whose doodles are also very charming, was forbidden to doodle on his work this year. (Note--he is a straight A student with zero discipline problems.) I rarely go to the mat about anything, but I did for this. DS was very emotional about his need to doodle, saying that it keeps him occupied when he has to wait and that it keeps him from doing things he isn't supposed to do. Note...DS attends a gifted magnet!! (I won this battle.)
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There is nothing wrong with doodling as long as she has self-control to refrain from doodling on anything official that has to stay clean. While she may in fact be bored to death, doodling by itself is not necessarily a sign of boredom. She may simply have focus issues and doodling is her way of coping.
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DS8, a prolific doodler whose doodles are also very charming, was forbidden to doodle on his work this year. (Note--he is a straight A student with zero discipline problems.) I rarely go to the mat about anything, but I did for this. DD was very emotional about his need to doodle, saying that it keeps him occupied when he has to wait and that it keeps him from doing things he isn't supposed to do. Note...DS attends a gifted magnet!! (I won this battle.) Good for you!!! We had pushback in elementary. I'm not seeing so much concern from teachers about it now unless, like the other day, she and another girl were drawing together and not paying attention in class.
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There is nothing wrong with doodling as long as she has self-control to refrain from doodling on anything official that has to stay clean. While she may in fact be bored to death, doodling by itself is not necessarily a sign of boredom. She may simply have focus issues and doodling is her way of coping. I think we have both coping and boredom going on. Math and language arts keep her attention. Science and social studies, where she is not challenged, are her biggest art studios! Well, just realized that some of her math tests get pretty decorated, too... 
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Mine actually draws on her clothes. She claims it helps her to focus...who knows. When she's not drawing she's fussing with her hair and pulling at it (she has shirley temple type ringlets that tend to get all messed up/snarled). Teachers report finding clumps of her hair and then they know she was either bored or anxious.
There are various fidgets that can be used instead if the teachers are Ok with it (they should be if she has a 504 or IEP). I would't assume that it's due to boredom, it could be a symptom of hyperactivity.
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