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Definition of Autism
1. Noun. (psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people.
Specialized synonyms: Infantile Autism
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Syndrome
Derivative terms: Autistic
Category relationships: Psychiatry, Psychological Medicine, Psychopathology
Generic synonyms: Syndrome
Derivative terms: Autistic
Definition of Autism
1. extreme withdrawal into fantasy [n -S]
Medical Definition of Autism
1. Mental introversion in which the attention or interest is fastened upon the patients own ego. A self centreed state from which reality tends to be excluded. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autism
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