Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: autism  o-ti-zum
  1. (psychiatry) a disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and non-verbal communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviour
    "there is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism"

Derived forms: autisms

Type of: syndrome

Encyclopedia: Autism

Nearest

authority figure
authorization
authorize
authorized
authorized shares
authorized stock
Authorized Version
authorizer
author's name
authorship
autism
autistic
auto
auto-
auto accessory
auto company
auto factory
auto limitation
auto loan
auto maker
auto manufacturer