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autistic (adj.)

1912 (Bleuler), from autism (q.v.). Noun meaning "person with autism" is recorded from 1968 (earlier in this sense was autist). Related: Autistically.

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autism (n.)

1912, from German Autismus, coined 1912 by Swiss psychiatrist Paul Bleuler from Greek autos "self" (see auto-) + -ismos suffix of action or of state. The notion is of "morbid self-absorption."

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Definitions of autistic

autistic (adj.)
characteristic of or affected with autism;
autistic behavior
autistic children
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