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allistic

American  
[uh-list-ik, a-list-ik] / əˈlɪst ɪk, æˈlɪst ɪk /

adjective

  1. not diagnosed with or having autism.


noun

  • allistics
    plural
  1. a person not diagnosed with or having autism.

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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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