To sign disorder, start with both hands in open '5' handshapes, with your fingers spread and slightly curved. Hold your hands in front of your body with the palms facing toward each other. Move your hands in alternating, circular motions, as if you are mixing something up or showing a chaotic mess.
To sign this, you would first set up the topic by signing 'his' and 'room'. Then, use the sign for disorder to show that the space is completely messy and chaotic. You can make the mixing motion slightly larger to emphasize just how bad the disorder is.
Start by signing 'files' and 'leave'. Then, use the disorder sign to emphasize the mixed-up, unorganized state of the documents. Adding a frustrated or overwhelmed facial expression will help convey the negative impact of the disorganized paperwork.
Point to yourself, sign 'think', and then 'clear' while shaking your head to indicate the negative. Finish with the disorder sign to represent the surrounding chaos. This clearly links your inability to focus directly to the messy environment.
To sign this, you would first set up the topic by signing 'his' and 'room'. Then, use the sign for disorder to show that the space is completely messy and chaotic. You can make the mixing motion slightly larger to emphasize just how bad the disorder is.
Start by signing 'files' and 'leave'. Then, use the disorder sign to emphasize the mixed-up, unorganized state of the documents. Adding a frustrated or overwhelmed facial expression will help convey the negative impact of the disorganized paperwork.
Point to yourself, sign 'think', and then 'clear' while shaking your head to indicate the negative. Finish with the disorder sign to represent the surrounding chaos. This clearly links your inability to focus directly to the messy environment.
The sign shown here primarily means chaos, a physical mess, or general disorganization. If you are talking about a medical or psychological condition, it is usually better to use the sign for 'disease', 'health', or 'condition', or to fingerspell the specific medical term.
No, it does not matter which hand starts the forward motion. Because the sign represents chaos and a lack of structure, the most important part is simply that the hands move in alternating, offset circles to show a mixed-up, disorganized state.
Yes, it is! The sign for disorder shown in this video is the exact same sign used for mess, chaos, or mixed-up. American Sign Language is concept-based, so this one sign covers several English words that share the core meaning of disorganization.
