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autism mom

autism mom noun: the mother of an autistic child or children.

Noun

autism mom (plural autism moms)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) The mother of an autistic child or children.
    • So, Wendy, in the tradition of autism moms, you looked at an abstract with a very complex topic and saw therein some of its possible signficances in autism...1997 August 12, Teresa Binstock <Teresa.Binstock@UCHSC.EDU>, “Re: Blood types: O moms of A kids”, in bit.listserv.autism (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2026
    • In April of 2008, CNN’s Larry King hosted a show on the vaccine–autism ‘‘debate’’ featuring Jenny McCarthy, a celebrity ‘‘autism mom’’ promoting a book about her son Evan’s ‘‘recovery’’ from autism.2009 May, Liza Gross, “A Broken Trust: Lessons from the Vaccine–Autism Wars”, in PLoS Biology, volume 7, number 5, PLoS, →DOI, →ISSN, page 5

Examples of autism mom in a sentence

  • Similarly, another article came from a woman who described herself as an “autism mom” while discussing the challenges of her “surviving” her child’s diagnosis, presuming that the child did not.2019 August, Benjamin W. Mann, “Autism Narratives in Media Coverage of the MMR Vaccine-Autism Controversy under a Crip Futurism Framework”...
  • Due to starting my research early, my invaluable connections to other autism moms, and sheer perseverance, my son will be attending a wonderful day program.2024 October, Kimberlee McCafferty, “Adult Autism Transition”, in Exceptional Parent, volume 54, number 10, →ISSN, page 27:

Forms of autism mom

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alternative formautism mum

Questions about autism mom

What does autism mom mean?
Autism mom means the mother of an autistic child or children.
How do you use autism mom in a sentence?
Similarly, another article came from a woman who described herself as an “autism mom” while discussing the challenges of her “surviving” her child’s diagnosis, presuming that the child did not.
What part of speech is autism mom?
Autism mom is a noun.
What is the plural of autism mom?
The plural of autism mom is autism moms.

Words near autism mom in the dictionary

  1. Autin
  2. Autins
  3. autism
  4. autism creature
  5. autism creatures
  6. autism mom
  7. autism spectrum
  8. autism spectrum condition
  9. autism spectrum conditions
  10. autism spectrum disorder
  11. autism spectrum disordered

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