autism
English
Etymology
Coined in 1912 by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler (1857-1939) from Latin autismus, from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) and Latin -ismus (“-ism”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtɪz.əm/
Noun
autism (usually uncountable, plural autisms)
- (clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological disorder 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.
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- (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.
Synonyms
- (autism spectrum): autistic spectrum
Hypernyms
(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
Hyponyms
(autism spectrum):
- Asperger syndrome / Asperger's syndrome / Asperger's / Asperger
- autism (the specific, instead of the generalized form)
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
neurological disorder
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See also
References
- autism at OneLook Dictionary Search
- autism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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