autism
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- noun
- /ˈɔːtɪzəm/
- Specialized
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autismo
- Being diagnosed with autism helped me understand myself more.
- autism spectrum disorder
- children with autism
- individuals with autism
So that could be dyslexia, ADHD, autism, hyperlexia.
- So that could be dyslexia, ADHD, autism, hyperlexia.
- And I was diagnosed with autism and Asperger's growing up.
- I was on the autism spectrum, whatever that means.
- When my son Giles was young, autism was classed as a rare disorder.
- That was a girl with an autism diagnosis who has trouble talking.
- It's now called Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD for short.
- You know, autism is not necessarily a bad thing.
- This is a long time ago and for them, autism was devastating.
- You know, my, my nephew was born with autism.
- But he's, like, debating whether he has ADHD or autism.
- These are not part of the autism spectrum picture in any way.
- He's got that jaundice autism, that jauntism, they call it.
Examples
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Because of the social and communication difficulties exhibited by children with autism, identifying functional reinforcers can be difficult.
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The Autism Project students were placed in two model autism units in two separate schools.
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Are we seeing more kids with autism being put through this path?
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However, one must keep in mind that no two individuals with autism are the same.
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You know, autism is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Two of his boys are on the autism spectrum.
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Max was diagnosed with autism at the age of 32 months.
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Some kids with autism can't talk.
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The following topics address common characteristics of autism and may guide the selection of curriculum.
Academic text (1999) -
Christian was diagnosed with autism at an early age, probably around age three.
Compounds
- Archaic
A serious childhood condition in which a child avoids social contact and speaks little
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
autism = aut + ism
The word contains the bound root 'aut' and the suffix '-ism', but the clinical meaning is not transparently recoverable for an average learner.
Etymology
Autism comes from the Greek root autos, meaning 'self', plus the ending -ism that marks a condition. Think of auto in automatic ('self-moving'): the name points to a strong focus on the inner self and routine behavior, which helps explain the social and repetitive aspects of the condition.