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autistics

autistics is the plural of autistic.

Meaning of autistic

Noun

autistic (plural autistics)

  1. A person who has autism.
    • If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm (overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy.2006, Alan Griswold, Autistic Symphony
    Synonyms:
    autist

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Phrases with autistics

Questions about autistics

What is autistics the plural of?
Autistics is the plural of autistic.

Words near autistics in the dictionary

  1. autistic savant
  2. autistic spectrum
  3. autistic spectrum disorder
  4. autistic spectrum disorders
  5. autistically
  6. autistics
  7. autistics and cousins
  8. autistiform
  9. autistogenic
  10. autists
  11. Autler-Townes effect

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