autism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From German Autismus, coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1912, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: ôʹtĭzəm, (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtɪzəm/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: aut‧ism
Noun[edit]
autism (usually uncountable, plural autisms)
- (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, page 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.
- (clinical psychology) Synonym of autism spectrum (disorder); generalization of the specific to a range.
- (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.
- (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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (autism spectrum): autistic spectrum
Hypernyms[edit]
(the specific, instead of the generalized range):
- autism (the generalized range, instead of the specific)
- autism spectrum
- autistic spectrum
- autism spectrum disorder
- autistic spectrum disorder
- neurodivergence
- neurodiversity
Hyponyms[edit]
(autism spectrum):
- Asperger syndrome / Asperger's syndrome / Asperger's / Asperger
- autism (the specific, instead of the generalized form)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
neurological disorder
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See also[edit]
- pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS
- disability, handicap
- mutism, selective mutism
- special education
- schizothymia
- schizoid personality disorder
- schizotypal personality disorder
References[edit]
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “autism”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
autism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
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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