Redirecting Nervous or Excessive Energy

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Over several years, I have taken to:

Music (percussion, singing out loud often when alone - like I am doing right now; it helps me to enunciate, which I used to be terrible at)
Thought Exercise (having a debate with myself, trying to find flaws in a course of thinking - talking to myself while doing so)
Concept Exercise (taking book-leaned skills, in my case Horticultural Taxonomy, & identifying the species in the wild with enough confidence to consume if edible)
Physical Exercise (running; walking; building things; garden)

That's the four big ones for me. I don't how common hyperkinesis trait is, but man do I have it. I have to move in order to think, and people always ask me why I pace so actively when I talk.

I'm a big pacer also! Also I'm constantly singing. Used to think things through a lot too but now I've become so inattentive I can't focus on my thoughts long enough to let them lead me on a logical trail.

Also: playing keyboard/piano!

The combination of music + exercise.
Chasing my cats.
Talking to people but being a little smarta*** to them. My hyper moods make me less emotional and more of a practical joker.

I'm pretty much restless, easily bored and can't focus when I need to be moving. I tried my best to get through a whole movie today, but with half an hour to go I ended up on my fitness trampoline listening to music.

Music: I used to play the slide trombone, now I blow my harmonica sometimes. I can't play properly, I always mess up the string of the notes, maybe it's my ADD, what a pity. I listen to recorded music instead, excessively.

Excercise: Cycling (and commuting), swimming, regularly. Garden sometimes. Tinkering with audio equipments is rather an interest or passion than exercise.

I also arrange things with myself by bringing up ideas and concepts in my mind, thinking of past events, how they fit in, and what are their possible interpretations.

I think exercising the mind is always good, it has a positive impact on the skills. Also, for everybody, not only for those on the spectrum, physical activity is always recommended.

When I feel anxious, feel excessive energy, redirection to useful activities, such as unfinished projects (which I have many), might be beneficial, or even the only right way to help reducing my anxiety to a bearable level.

I usually go for a long walk to get rid of my energy. I'm quite lucky at the moment (I'm moving!) because I live in acres of countryside so you can just walk for miles without even meeting another person. I'm going to miss that

I also go into the garden and pull weeds out of my planters. If I have enough mental focus (for some reason Caffiene in small doses CALMS me down!) then I do a thorough clean out in my rabbits' cages... which reminds me, I haven't put them out in their runs this morning so...

*runs off like a maniac*

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I have HFA, ADHD, OCD & Tourette syndrome. I love animals, especially my bunnies and hamster. I skate in a roller derby team (but I'll try not to bite )