autistic

== English == === Etymology === From autism +‎ -istic or -tic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑˈtɪs.tɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪstɪk === Adjective === autistic (comparative more autistic, superlative most autistic) Having autism, or pertaining to autism. Synonym: on the spectrum (now derogatory, offensive, slang and medically obsolete) Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid. (Internet slang, 4chan slang, offensive or self-deprecatory) Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism. Obsessive. (slang, derogatory, offensive) Lame, uncool, stupid. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === autistic (plural autistics) A person who has autism. ==== Synonyms ==== autist ==== Antonyms ==== allistic ==== Hyponyms ==== idiot savant (potentially offensive) ==== Related terms ==== autistic spectrum autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French autistique. === Adjective === autistic m or n (feminine singular autistică, masculine plural autistici, feminine/neuter plural autistice) autistic ==== Declension ====