An autistic person, a person with autism.

plural of autism spectrum disorder

In an autistic way.

plural of autism

The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include autistic disorder, Asperger syndrome, and pervasive developmental disorder - not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS). Also includes childhood disintegrative disorder and Rett syndrome.

plural of autistic spectrum disorder

Synonym of autism spectrum

An autism spectrum disorder that does not meet the diagnostic criteria for either autism proper or Asperger's syndrome.

(medicine) Resembling autism.

(psychiatry) A term applied to people with autism who are deemed to be cognitively "higher functioning" (with an IQ of 70 or greater) than other people with autism.