Me either… I can’t just sit and watch TV except for very few select cases. I have to be doing something else, usually of an organizational nature, haha. I am okay in the theaters because there is nothing to distract me, haaha.

As an OT in a public school, I’m in the process (as are many OTs around the country) of getting folks comfortable with the idea the fidgeting is actually a GOOD thing. As you said, it helps folks concentrate. For me, it’s putty. I bring it with me to every conference, meeting, etc; folks look at me funny, but when they realize I’m listening (I question everything) it’s usually ok.

A lot of the kids I work with could use fidgets, if only their teachers would be ok with it. Course, I do have other kids who would much rather play with the fidget then actually do work so…guess it goes both ways *grin*

I doodle pretty much anything–animals, objects, patterns, landscapes, people, and on and on. Lots of patterns, actually, kind of stream-of-conciousness doodles, if you will.

I kid, I kid.
I doodle everything from random geometric shapes to actual pictures to random fast scribbles that I turn into pictures. You should see my church bulletins…(I totally listen…I’m the same way about keeping hands busy. :D)Arrows and block shapes are common. I know I’ve seen things about analyzing your doodling. I think I actually started doodling arrows after reading that people who doodle arrows set high goals and plan to succeed.