亚洲网紅露点

Advertisement

Advertisement

autism

[ aw-tiz-uhm ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. a developmental disability of highly variable presentation, commonly characterized by social and communication differences, repetitive behaviors, intense specialized interests, and differences in sensory processing; autism spectrum disorder.
  2. Sometimes classic autism. (no longer in clinical use) a developmental disability that commonly manifests in early childhood, characterized by repetitive or restricted behaviors, differences in understanding social interactions, and delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: formerly contrasted with Asperger syndrome.


autism

/ 藞蓴藧迟瑟锄蓹尘 /

noun

  1. psychiatry a developmental disorder whose symptoms include difficulty in responding conventionally to people and actions and limited use of communication
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Usage

Rather than talking about an autistic or autistics , it is better to use phrases such as a person with autism and people with autism
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • 补耻藞迟颈蝉迟颈肠, adjectivenoun
Discover More

Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 补耻路迟颈蝉迟 [aw, -tist], noun
  • 补耻路迟颈蝉路迟颈肠 [aw-, tis, -tik], adjective
Discover More

亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of autism1

First recorded in 1910鈥15, for an earlier sense; coined in 1944 by Austrian-American psychiatrist Leo Kanner (1894鈥1981), for the current sense (in the phrase infantile autism ); from German Autismus (in the earlier sense), from New Latin; aut- + -ism
Discover More

亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of autism1

C20: from Greek autos self + -ism
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Ms Hayes heard how Elise was diagnosed with autism and sometimes struggled to understand other people's behaviour.

From

The report also examined deaths in other forms of "state custody" such as mental health facilities, detention centres for migrants and asylum accommodation, and among people with learning disabilities and autism.

From

Funding for top Trump administration priorities 鈥 like programs on autism, chronic disease, drug abuse and mental health 鈥 is also on the chopping block.

From

Stars from the reality television show Love On The Spectrum went on the defensive after Robert F Kennedy Jr commented that people with autism make limited contributions to society.

From

Wallace said he was recently diagnosed with autism, saying: "I want to make it absolutely clear I'm not blaming my behaviour on my diagnosis, but it does explain a hell of a lot to me."

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


autieautism spectrum disorder