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Hand mouthing
NAS
Hand mouthing is a common and often chronic behaviour problem exhibited by individuals who have learning disabilities. The prevalence of hand mouthing is highest among individuals who have profound multiple disabilities.
Handedness
Thesaurus of psychological index terms
Learned or spontaneous differential dexterity with the tendency to use one hand rather than the other.
Hanen parent programme
DP
A training programme for caregivers of children who have early language delay. The Hanen Centre in Toronto, Canada, first developed these family-focused, early language interventions to empower direct caregivers with the knowledge and experience they need to help children develop language use. They include interactive, experiential group sessions for caregivers (there are separate programmes for parents and early childhood teachers) using videotape analysis, group discussions, and simulated practice activities, in combination with individual consultation through videotaping and feedback sessions.
Homoeopathy
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
A system of medicine based on the theory that diseases are curable by drugs which produce effects on the body similar to symptoms caused by the disease. In administering drugs, the theory is also held that their effect if increased by giving them in minute doses obtained by substantially diluting them.
Hormones
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
Chemical messengers that are dispersed by the blood and act on target organs to produce effects distant from their point of release.
Hyperactivity
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
A pattern of behaviour in children who have problems concentrating and who are always overreactive.
Hyperacusis
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
An abnormally acute sense of hearing.
Hyperkinesis
Oxford companion to medicine,
Excessive motor activity, voluntary or otherwise.
Hyperlexia
Dictionary of mental handicap, M Lindsey
Mechanical reading skills developed in excess of comprehension and verbal expression skills.
Hypersensitivity
Black's medical dictionary, G Macpherson ed; 38th ed
The abnormal immunological reaction produced in certain individuals when re-exposed to antigens that are innocuous to other individuals.
Hypothalamus
Part of the brain in which there are many nerve centres that are responsible for regulating vital functions such as hunger, thirst and sex.
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