allistic
Americanadjective
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Children across the autism spectrum are far more likely to struggle with mental health conditions than their allistic, or non-autistic, peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
Children across the autism spectrum are far more likely to also be diagnosed with mental health conditions than their allistic, or non-autistic, peers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
It can be much more painful than any normal breakup especially because many autistic people feel emotions much more intensely than allistic people.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
The infamous fork or dinglehopper scene can be seen as a metaphor for how autists need to teach themselves how to follow social cues by watching allistics.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2023
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