autism
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Coined in 1912 by Swiss psychiatrist Paul Bleuler (1857-1939) from Latin autismus, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autos, “self”).
Noun [edit]
autism (usually uncountable; plural autisms)
- (clinical psychology) Bio-neurological disorder that is observable in early childhood with symptoms of abnormal self-absorption, characterised by lack of response to other humans and by limited ability or disinclination to communicate and socialize.
Synonyms [edit]
- (clinical psychology): mindblindness, on the spectrum (slang)
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
abnormal self-absorption
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See also [edit]
- autism spectrum disorders
- pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS
- Asperger's syndrome
- disability, handicap
- mutism, selective mutism
- special education