autism
noun[U]
uk/ˈɔː.tɪ.zəm/us/ˈɑː.t̬ɪ.zəm/abrainconditionthataffectsthedevelopmentofsocialandcommunicationskillsinwaysthat can besevereorslight, and that can make someone'sbehaviourandinterestsdifferent frompeoplewithout thecondition:
Hersonwasdiagnosedwith autism at theageof three.
Autism is not amedicalconditionwith a "cure", butautisticpeoplemay needhelpwithcertainthings.
- Autism is aspectrum,meaningthat everyone with autism is different.
- Signs of autism oftendevelopgradually.
- Manybelieveautism shouldsimplybeacceptedandaccommodatedas adifference.
The brain & nervous system
- allism
- allistic
- amygdala
- anterograde
- arachnoid
- brainwave
- cerebellum
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebrum
- hemispherical
- hippocampus
- innervate
- innervation
- interhemispheric
- medulla oblongata
- neurovascular
- non-neural
- on the spectrumidiom
- parasympathetic
- peripheral nervous system
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Mind and personality