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Synonyms for autism
ˈɔ tɪz əmautism

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Wiktionary1.7 / 7 votes

  1. autismnoun

    Synonyms:
    mindblindness, on the spectrum

Princeton's WordNet

  1. autismnoun

    (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people

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PPDB, the paraphrase database2.3 / 3 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "autism":

    autistic

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD2.3 / 3 votes

  1. autism

    Synonyms:
    Autistic disorder, chiildhood autism, infantile autism

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  1. Debra Forman:

    The hope for Philadelphia is to make it the most autism-friendly city in the country, it will serve as a model of independence for other cities everywhere.

  2. Wendy Ross:

    Patients with autism... may be more literal, they may not make as much eye contact, but they do have a lot to say, and if you can be a little more patient, it'll be really helpful.

  3. Ludvik Ogmundsson:

    Autism does not have to be scary. Many great scientists and national leaders had and have autism. What matters is that such individuals get understanding and support, because everyone can learn from these people if they listen to what they are saying.

  4. Evelyn Yang:

    At first, I was actually sheepish about having our family in the public at all, but I do think that it's really important to talk about, because there's all this stigma around special needs, and autism specifically. And there really shouldn't be, because all our children have something special to offer. And our son has made our family better.

  5. Alessio Fasano:

    There is a possibility that some groups of individuals with other chronic inflammatory conditions, including autoimmune diseases like diabetes or multiple sclerosis, of course autism ... and schizophrenia ... there could be a subgroup of these individuals that could benefit from embracing a gluten-free diet, for schizophrenia, for example, we're talking about 20% or 25%. That's not a trivial number.


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