Autist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɔː.tɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Autist is a noun meaning An autistic person, a person with autism.
Meaning
An autistic person, a person with autism.
More Meanings
- (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecatory) A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
Example Sentences
autists arguing about 'muh graphics'
Like children and animals, autists have relatively rudimentary conceptual lives.
Most autists are not artists, as most artists are not autists; but in the chance of their coming together […] there must, I think, be an interaction between the two, so that the art takes on some of the strengths and weaknesses of autism […]
Word Forms
- autists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include autistic, asperger, schizophreniac, a-spec, ableist, sociopath.
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