quiet hands

English

Pronunciation

  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

quiet hands pl (plural only)

  1. (autism, psychology) In applied behavioral analysis, the enforced behavior of keeping one's hands still, suppressing stimming.
    • 2011, Julia Bascom, “Quiet Hands”, in Just Stimming‎[1]:
      There’s a boy in the supermarket, rocking back on his heels and flapping excitedly at a display. His mom hisses “quiet hands!” and looks around, embarrassed.
      I catch his eye, and I can’t do it for myself, but my hands flutter at my sides when he’s looking.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.