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autism Definition

au·tism (ôtiz′əm)

noun

Psychol. a developmental disorder characterized variously by impaired social interaction, difficulties in communicating, problems with seeing and hearing, repetitive behavior, etc.

Etymology: aut(o)- + -ism

autism Related Forms

au·tis·tic (ô tistik) adjective

autism Usage Examples

Converse of subject

affect: There are 500,000 families across the UK affected by autism.

Converse of object

  • diagnose: Research in Sweden shows that the number of cases of Autism diagnosed did not rise after the introduction of the MMR vaccine.
  • cause: No known factors in the psychological environment of a child have been shown to cause autism.
  • function: The specific needs of pupils with Asperger syndrome and high functioning autism will be addressed.
  • suggest: In the most extreme circumstances, he suggests, autism may arise because a child receives almost nothing by way of sensitive care.
  • include: They work with children with severe or complex physical or learning disabilities, including autism.

Adjective modifier

  • regressive: The Committee agreed that this data from Dr. Fombonne was persuasive and indicated that the frequency of regressive autism appeared not to have increased.
  • infantile: The majority in fact, displayed Kanner's ( 1943 ) key features of early infantile autism.
  • atypical: Provisional diagnosis was made at 3.5 years in 1985 but 3.0 years by 1995 for childhood and atypical autism.
  • severe: The system was developed for teaching children suffering from severe autism who had extreme short term memory problems.
  • mild: One of whom was diagnosed with mild autism at the age of 4 years old.
  • classic: There are also some families with a history of children with AS and classic Autism.

Modifies a noun

  • spectrum: Health visitors advise on ASD Our recent pieces on autism spectrum disorders have generated much response.
  • disorder: Health visitors advise on ASD Our recent pieces on autism spectrum disorders have generated much response.
  • awareness: Time to do something about Autism Awareness & I needed the money to build an independent living accomodation for my dd.
  • therapist: PEAT - Parents ' Education as Autism Therapists wants funding for the Applied Behavior Analysis ( ABA ) approach to educating autistic children.
  • gene: The study applied genetic linkage and association techniques in an attempt to identify a possible autism susceptibility gene within this region.
  • charity: We are a 100 % non profit making organization and all proceeds will go to various UK Autism Charities and Organizations.

Noun used with modifier

  • functioning: In the past ' they ' called it high functioning autism.
  • childhood: Autism In Uk: Childhood Autism More Widespread Than Previously.. .