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I carry around a few action figures I use as stims for my ADHD; primarily using a well-articulated Master Chief and occasionally using a Sonic the Hedgehog figure as well. They're generally always in one of my hands unless circumstances demand, and I work in a retail environment where I'm supposed to constantly be present and talking to customers. In that environment, I've had it called out a few times, but never in a negative sense. People tend to look for my work shirt before they see the figurine, and at most it gets a few questions about why I carry "my friend" or if I particularly like Halo. The acceptance may be in part due to my response; I generally give one sentence of "yeah, gotta do something with my hands" or tell them it's due to ADHD. Even older people I've dealt with will either not call attention to it, or simply ask once and not affect their treatment of me. Though it also acts as an entryway for people to relate me to their autistic/ADHD relatives, generally led with a "Oh, my son has that!", or "Ah, my brother was special needs and used something like that too."
