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Correction of common misnomer about origins of term. I did include a quote from the Bleuler's translator that notes the term "erotism" is more broad in him than Freud. While certainly the words "auto" and "erotism" themselves have Greek etymologies, I have not added them because I don't believe they are directly pertinent; however, anyone else may feel free to do so.
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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{bor|en|de|Autismus}}, [[Appendix:Glossary#coinage|coined]] by Swiss psychiatrist {{w|Eugen Bleuler}} in 1912, from {{der|en|grc|αὐτός||self|sc=polytonic}} + {{m|grc|-ισμός||-ism}}.<ref>{{R:Etymonline}}</ref>
[[Appendix:Glossary#coinage|Coined]] by Swiss psychiatrist {{w|Eugen Bleuler}} in 1912, contraction of '''au'''to-ero'''tism'''


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===References===
* [https://blogs.uoregon.edu/autismhistoryproject/archive/eugen-bleuler-dementia-praecox-or-the-group-of-schizophrenias-1911/ "EUGEN BLEULER, DEMENTIA PRAECOX OR THE GROUP OF SCHIZOPHRENIAS"], (1911) Accessed December 30th, 2021. "Autism nearly coincides with what Freud has termed auto-erotism. Since, however, for this author the concepts of libido and erotism are so much broader than for other schools of thought, his term cannot very well be used here without giving rise to many misunderstandings. In essence the term, autism, designates in a positive way the same concept that P. Janet formulated negatively as 'the loss of the sense of reality.'"
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* Freud, Sigmund [http://freudians.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Freud_Group_Psychology.pdf/ "Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego"] Accessed August 30th, 2021



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Revision as of 06:51, 30 December 2021

English

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Etymology

Coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1912, contraction of auto-erotism

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Hyphenation: aut‧ism

Noun

autism (usually uncountable, plural autisms)

  1. (clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.
    • 2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72-3:
      Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial. It helps with digestion and enables people to extract a lot more calories from their food than would otherwise be possible. Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism.
  2. (clinical psychology) Synonym of autism spectrum (disorder); generalization of the specific to a range.
  3. (historical, clinical psychology, now medically obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.
  4. (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecating) Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, stereotypically coupled with low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.

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(the specific, instead of the generalized range):

Hyponyms

(autism spectrum):

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References

  • "EUGEN BLEULER, DEMENTIA PRAECOX OR THE GROUP OF SCHIZOPHRENIAS", (1911) Accessed December 30th, 2021. "Autism nearly coincides with what Freud has termed auto-erotism. Since, however, for this author the concepts of libido and erotism are so much broader than for other schools of thought, his term cannot very well be used here without giving rise to many misunderstandings. In essence the term, autism, designates in a positive way the same concept that P. Janet formulated negatively as 'the loss of the sense of reality.'"
  • Freud, Sigmund "Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego" Accessed August 30th, 2021


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Romanian

Etymology

From French autisme

Noun

autism n (uncountable)

  1. autism

Declension

declension of autism (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) autism autismul
genitive/dative (unui) autism autismului
vocative autismule
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