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autistic
[ aw-tis-tik ]
adjective
- relating to or having autism spectrum disorder:
The researchers are compiling advice on supporting wellness in autistic adults.
She and her son are both autistic.
We are a national grassroots disability rights organization for the autistic community.
noun
- Also au·tist []. a person with autism spectrum disorder:
It's just an opinion, but it's based on my own experience and conversations with fellow autistics.
Other Words From
- au·tis·ti·cal·ly adverb
- un·au·tis·tic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of autistic1
Example Sentences
That group is composed of high-schoolers in career preparatory programs, young children with autism, some students with disabilities and some English learners.
In autism, depression, schizophrenia, and other neurological hiccups, these mechanisms break down.
The word “autism” never appears in these pages, but Majella craves routines, enjoys repetitive actions and finds social situations awkward.
She found a position as a teaching assistant at a private school for children with autism that paid almost $16 an hour.
Donella Pogue has trouble finding dentists in her rural area willing to accommodate her 21-year-old son, Justin, who is 6 feet, 8 inches tall, is on the autism spectrum and has difficulty sitting still when touched.
“I ran for my life,” said Tenayo, who is a home attendant for an autistic resident, but wants to transfer because of the crime.
I did a little research and now, I mean, yikes, he's the guy that's okay with letting schools forcibly pin down autistic kids.
No one autistic is brought on the show to give another perspective, nor was one included on previous or subsequent shows.
Dr. Phil recently interviewed Kelli Stapleton, a mother who tried to kill her teenage autistic daughter.
A group of bullies tricked an autistic boy into doing the popular Ice Bucket Challenge—only the bucket was full of human waste.
(a) The autistic retirement of the patient into his own phantasies.
Such autistic thought is dominated not by logic or will, but by feeling.
It is, in psychological language, the region of autistic as contrasted with realistic thought.
Autistic thinking gratifies some desire and that is enough for it.
It cannot afford to be autistic, but must meet objective or social standards.
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