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Definition: Autism |
AutismNoun1. (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Autism |
| English words defined with "autism": autistic. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Autism" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Swedish (autism). |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Autism is a complex pervasive developmental disorder that involves the functioning of the brain. It is a neurological disability and not simply a psychiatric disorder, even though typical characteristics include problems with social relationships and emotional communication, as well as stereotyped patterns of interests, activities and behaviors. It also involves problems with sensory integration. Typically, it appears during the first three years of life. It is estimated that it occurs in as many as 2 to 6 in 1,000 individuals, and it is 4 times more prevalent in males than females (from The Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer ). It is most prevalent in Caucasian males.
Autism is treatable (but not curable as of now, although there is an organization called "Cure Autism Now"). Early diagnosis and intervention are vital to the future development of the child.
A related disorder, Asperger's Syndrome, is a high-functioning form of autism, but this is not necessarily the case. The chief difference between Kanner's Syndrome, or classical autism, and Aspergers' is that in Asperger's there is no significant delay in speech, and intelligence is average or above. In Kanner's autism there is a significant delay in language and usually lower-than average intelligence; Kanner's autism with IQ<80 is referred to as "low-functioning autism", while Kanner's with IQ>80 is referred to as "high functioning autism".
Another view of these disorders is that they are on a continuum, so can be known as autistic spectrum disorders. Another related continuum is Sensory Integration Dysfunction which is about how well we integrate the information we receive from our senses. Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Sensory Integration Dysfunction are all closely related and overlap.
Some high-achieving individuals are thought to have suffered from autism to some degree. However, autism is more frequently found in individuals with learning disabilities.
There are two main types of autism, regressive autism and early infantile autism. Early infantile autism is present at birth while regressive autism begins at 18 months.
There has been an explosion worldwide in reported cases of autism over the last ten years. There has been considerable speculation as to why this might be, with no conclusive proof emerging around any theory. However, studies have ruled out the speculation that the rise is attributable to an improvement in diagnostic methods.
In the last decade, the population of the United States has increased by 13%. There has been an increase in non-autism-related disabilities of 16%. The increase in autism is 173%.
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Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Autism."
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Movie/TV Titles | A Is for Autism (1992) | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Autism has no single cause. (references) | |
Autism varies a great deal in severity. (references) | ||
There is no cure for autism at present. (references) | ||
Children | Hong Kong | Government estimates based on household surveys indicated that in 2000 there were approximately 344,500 persons with disabilities in Hong Kong, including 270,000 with restricted body movement or difficulties with seeing, hearing or speech, and 74,500 with mental illness or autism. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Autism" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Autism" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 26 | 68,323 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "autism": infantile autism. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
autism | 4,951 | autism education | 33 |
autism society of america | 159 | autism in child | 32 |
autism symptom | 141 | adult autism | 29 |
autism treatment | 128 | autism spectrum | 29 |
autism spectrum disorder | 93 | article on autism | 28 |
cause of autism | 88 | autism center study | 27 |
autism child | 79 | aspergers autism | 26 |
autism and mercury | 70 | mild autism | 26 |
autism society | 69 | mmr autism | 26 |
autism information | 67 | autism diagnosis | 25 |
high functioning autism | 64 | autism aba | 24 |
sign of autism | 60 | autism society.org | 23 |
defeat autism now | 52 | kanners autism | 23 |
autism and diet | 51 | pdd autism | 22 |
autism research institute | 48 | autism journal | 22 |
cure autism now | 48 | autism vaccine | 21 |
autism school | 46 | autism video | 21 |
autism research | 42 | autism cure | 21 |
autism coalition | 38 | autism conference | 21 |
autism characteristic | 36 | autism and definition | 20 |
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| Language | Translations for "autism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | sëmundje mendore (insanity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | التوحد الإسترسال فى التخيل تهربا من الواقع, أوتيزم مرض الانعزالية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 孤独性. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | autismus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | autisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | autisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | aŭtismo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | autisme. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Autismus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αυτισμός. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אוטיזם. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | túlzott befelé fordulás, narcisszizmus (self-love). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | autismo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 自閉症 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じへいしょう. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | autismay autismo. (various references) аутизм. (various references) autizam. (various references) autismo. (various references) autism. (various references) ความผิ"ปกติทางการสื่อสารและอารม"์. (various references) otizm, içe yöneliklik. (various references) tính tự kỷ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | autos-. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "autism": autisms. (additional references) | |
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"Autism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aethism, altium, atuism, aurism, autem, Auti, autisem, autisim, autisme, autist, autistm, autisum, autium, butism, mutasim. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "autism" (pronounced ô"ti'zum) |
| 5 | -t i' z u m | absolutism, astigmatism, baptism, conservatism, corporatism, defeatism, despotism, diamagnetism, dogmatism, egotism, electromagnetism, elitism, ergotism, favoritism, ferromagnetism, helotism, hypnotism, Irredentism, leftism, magnetism, nepotism, patriotism, pietism, pragmatism, rheumatism, separatism, statism, vigilantism. |
| 4 | -i' z u m | abolitionism, absenteeism, activism, adventurism, agrarianism, alcoholism, altruism, amateurism, anachronism, aneurism, animism, antagonism, aphorism, atavism, atheism, authoritarianism, barbarism, bilingualism, bolshevism, boosterism, botulism, cannibalism, capitalism, catechism, centralism, chauvinism, classicism, collectivism, colonialism, commercialism, communism, consumerism, counterterrorism, creationism, criticism, cronyism, cubism, cynicism, dandyism, deism, determinism, diastrophism, dimorphism, Druidism, dualism, dwarfism, dynamism, egalitarianism, egoism, embolism, emotionalism, empiricism, entrepreneurialism, environmentalism, eroticism, escapism, ethnocentrism, euphemism, evangelism, expansionism, expressionism, extremism, factionalism, fanaticism, fascism, fatalism, federalism, feminism, fetishism, feudalism, formalism, fundamentalism, futurism, geotropism, gnosticism, gradualism, hedonism, heroism, hooliganism, humanism, idealism, illusionism, imperialism, impressionism, incrementalism, individualism, intellectualism, internationalism, interventionism, isolationism, isomorphism, jingoism, journalism, legalism, lesbianism, liberalism, lyricism, mannerism, masochism, materialism, mechanism, mercantilism, mesmerism, metabolism, methodism, microorganism, militarism, minimalism, modernism, monasticism, monetarism, monism, monotheism, moralism, multiculturalism, multilateralism, mutualism, mysticism, narcissism, nationalism, nativism, naturalism, negativism, neutralism, nihilism, obstructionism, opportunism, optimism, organism, ostracism, overoptimism, pacifism, paganism, parallelism, parkinsonism, parochialism, pastoralism, paternalism, perfectionism, pessimism, pharisaism, plagiarism, pluralism, polymorphism, polytheism, populism, positivism, professionalism, protectionism, provincialism, puritanism, racialism, racism, radicalism, realism, recidivism, relativism, republicanism, revisionism, romanticism, sadism, satanism, sectarianism, secularism, sensationalism, sexism, skepticism, socialism, stoicism, supernaturalism, surrealism, symbolism, synergism, territorialism, terrorism, theism, tokenism, totalitarianism, tourism, truism, unionism, vandalism, vegetarianism, voluntarism, volunteerism, voyeurism. |
| 3 | -z u m | bosom, careerism, chasm, cytoplasm, enthusiasm, iconoclasm, ism, microcosm, neoplasm, orgasm, phantasm, prism, sarcasm, schism, spasm. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-m-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: maist, mauts, tamis. | |
-2 letters: aims, aits, amis, amus, mast, mats, maut, mist, must, muts, sati, sima, smit, smut, stum, suit, tams, taus, tuis, utas. | |
-3 letters: aim, ais, ait, ami, amu, ism, its, mas, mat, mis, mus, mut, sat, sau, sim, sit, sum, tam, tas, tau, tis, tui, uta, uts. | |
-4 letters: ai, am, as, at. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-m-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: atriums, autisms, manitus, stadium, tsunami, ultimas. | |
+2 letters: altruism, amiantus, antismut, autecism, azimuths, humanist, manitous, manumits, muralist, muriates, natriums, naturism, simulant, simulate, solatium, stadiums, summital, timaraus, tinamous, tiramisu, tsunamic, tsunamis, ultraism. | |
+3 letters: aconitums, actiniums, altruisms, ambitious, antiserum, assumpsit, autecisms, autoecism, fumigants, fumigates, haulmiest, humanists, immatures, malemiuts, maulstick, misadjust, mistaught, mountains, multitask, muralists, mustachio, mutations, mutilates, mutualism, mutualist, naturisms, platinums, potassium, qualmiest, ritualism, ruminants, ruminates, saturnism, septarium, simulants, simulated, simulates, simulator, simulcast, stimulant, stimulate, subatomic, sublimate, submittal, summating, summation, summative, talmudism, thalliums, timpanums, tiramisus, titaniums, ultimates, ultraisms, umangites, viaticums. | |
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