See Also: autism(medicine)
Autism(health)
autism(dictionary)
autism(encyclopedia)
autism(dictionary)
autism, infantile(medicine)
infantile autism(medicine)
early infantile autism(medicine)

autism (iou)



autism noun. E20.
[from Greek autos self + -ISM.]
Psychiatry. Abnormal withdrawal from the world of reality; spec. a condition which has its onset in childhood and is marked by severely limited responsiveness to other persons, restricted behaviour patterns, and usu. abnormal speech development.
au'tistic adjective & noun (a) adjective pertaining to, associated with, or affected by autism; (b) noun a person affected by autism: E20.