Preautistic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Preautistic is an adjective meaning (psychology, autism) Before the readily apparent onset of autism.
Meaning
(psychology, autism) Before the readily apparent onset of autism.
Example Sentences
Bettelheim's (1967) theory of autism proposes that for several possible reasons (e.g., pain or discomfort, misperception) the preautistic child perceives that his mother has rejected him/her and begins to withdraw from him/her […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prepsychotic, preparental, prepsychological, prelogical, preattachment, preconceptual.
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