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autie

American  
[ou-tee] / ˈaʊ ti /

noun

Slang.

  1. a person with autism; an autistic person (sometimes used attributively).

    Can any other auties recommend clothing brands without tags?

    The forum is a place to discuss autie experiences.

Etymology

Origin of autie

First recorded in 1995–2000; aut(ism) ( def. ) + -ie ( def. )

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The daughter of a small-town lawyer, Libbie sheds her corset to follow her sweetly nicknamed Autie to the Kansas frontier.

From New York Times

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