Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective afflicted with
autism .
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- adjective Pertaining to, or suffering from
autism . - noun A person suffering from
autism .
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- adjective characteristic of or affected with autism
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Examples
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But he used the term autistic to describe a whole new set of behaviors that seemed to be linked together, this inability to relate socially.
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But he used the term autistic to describe a whole new set of behaviors that seemed to be linked together, this inability to relate socially.
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But he used the term autistic to describe a whole new set of behaviors that seemed to be linked together, this inability to relate socially.
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But he used the term autistic to describe a whole new set of behaviors that seemed to be linked together, this inability to relate socially.
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I started hearing the word autistic a lot after my diagnosis in third grade.
Anything But Typical Nora Raleigh Baskin 2009
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I started hearing the word autistic a lot after my diagnosis in third grade.
Anything But Typical Nora Raleigh Baskin 2009
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I try to avoid using the term autistic to describe a person - except in cases where brevity is a requirement, like a headline.
Kim Stagliano: Why is Ohio Retarded but Connecticut Isn't? 2008
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I still lean toward perferring to refer to my son as having autism, but have become more comfortable with using the term autistic because of Jim Sinclair's essay.
At My Table 2007
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Lawrence does the word autistic to describe P.K. but it is well sign-posted from the start.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Martin Chilton 2011
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I would take objection to the point that the term autistic is an insult ...
ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science Zuska none@example.com 2009
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