Definitions for autism

autism au·tism

Spelling: [aw-tiz-uh m]
IPA: /ˈɔ tɪz əm/

Autism is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 138 anagrams from letters in autism (aimstu).

Definitions for autism

noun

  1. Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
  2. a tendency to view life in terms of one's own needs and desires.

Origin of autism

First recorded in 1910-15; aut- + -ism

Examples for autism

Claiming to be useful against Ebola, autism, and cancer, Young Living Essential Oils came under fire from the FDA.

She now serves as an Associate Professor at Colorado State University and has authored several books on autism and animal science.

In fact, she says the sexism she faced was far more of an obstacle than her autism in the workplace.

Jolly somehow finds the time to also manage a restaurant and help kids who have autism and Down syndrome ride horses.

Psychedelics have also sometimes been used for the terminally ill and in certain cases of autism.

Renowned livestock specialist and autism advocate Temple Grandin brought her unique intellect and wit to Reddit.

Grandin explained how the device actually brings her two roles as autism advocate and animal-science expert together.

They apparently took that as a sign of suspicious activity, even though that can be a hallmark of people on the autism spectrum.

It comes back to this idea that autism or disability is just around the corner but never in the room.

One parent asked Grandin for her most important advice for raising a child with autism.

Word Value for autism
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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