单词 | autistic |
释义 | autistic (once / 18325 pages) adj To be autistic is to have a disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate with others. Some people who are autistic are extremely intelligent, while others have trouble learning. Use the adjective autistic to describe someone with the medical condition called autism. Some autistic people are severely disabled, while others have only small challenges. Autistic traits include being withdrawn, socially unaware, and in some cases having extraordinary abilities in music or math. It's not yet known what causes someone to be autistic. The word itself comes from the 1912 German term Autismus, a combination of the Greek autos, "self," and the adjectival ending istic. WORD FAMILYautistic: autistically+/autism: autisms, autistic USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Christopher devoted much of his life offscreen to caring for his autistic son, Ned, and to championing for the developmentally disabled and their families. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Any medication prescribed to him was overseen by a board-certified psychiatrist with expertise in working with autistic individuals. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) In time, the advice of the doctors became the diagnosis of the consultants and you, my ray of sunshine, were labelled as autistic. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) adj characteristic of or affected with autism autistic behavior autistic children Syn ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
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