"autistic" meaning in English

See autistic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-au-autistic.ogg [Australia] Forms: autistic [positive], more autistic [comparative], most autistic [superlative]
Etymology: autism + -istic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|autism|istic}} autism + -istic Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is autistic, they suffer from autism.
    Sense id: simple-autistic-en-adj-xcWIIVF0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -istic

Noun

IPA: /ɔːˈtɪs.tɪk/ [UK] Audio: en-au-autistic.ogg [Australia] Forms: autistic [singular], autistics [plural]
Etymology: autism + -istic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|autism|istic}} autism + -istic Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An autistic is a person with autism.
    Sense id: simple-autistic-en-noun-NhLmfv0d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -istic
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