autistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce autistic in British English:
UK [ɔːˈtɪstɪk]
How to pronounce autistic in American English:
US [ɔːˈtɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- characteristic of or suffering from autism
Word Origin
- autistic (adj.)
- 1912 (Bleuler), from autism (q.v.). Noun meaning "person with autism" is recorded from 1968 (earlier in this sense was autist).
Example
- 1. Few autistic children are intentionally " bad . "
- 2. Scientists hope to learn the difference between the way autistic and non-autisitc brains develop as a result .
- 3. Still , robots may be able to do some things better than humans , like taking care of autistic children .
- 4. Studies have suggested that up to 10 % of younger siblings of autistic kids will develop the condition .
- 5. And for autistic children , creating a safe environment is a challenge .