autistic

Speech parts

1. autistic - Noun

2. autistic - Adjective

3. autistic - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

characteristic of or affected with autism

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

autist arctic bashful sick incompatible idealistic chimeric fantastical acquisitive phantasmagoric otherworldly dreamlike idiot savant neuroatypical on the spectrum

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Antonyms

allistic cognitive functions brain functions neurotypical cognitive skills brain activities

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Related terms

ASD autistic spectrum disorder autistic spectrum

Phrases with the word

autistic savant autistic thinking autistic symptom autistic person autistic disorder autistic-like

Examples

Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it. Temple Grandin

Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy. Claire Danes

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on. Clay Aiken

Christians need to take the lead in educating people that children are gifts, as my autistic grandson most surely is. By going down the path we're currently on, we might one day get rid of genetic diseases, but only at the cost of our own humanity. Charles Colson

You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out. Temple Grandin

I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in the brain to have all the social circuits. Temple Grandin

Close letter words and terms

autismal autismland autist autistic disorder autistic disturbance autistic person