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autism + -istic

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Adjective

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Positive
autistic

Comparative
more autistic

Superlative
most autistic

  1. If a person is autistic, they suffer from autism.
    John was autistic, so he did not learn like others.
  2. (slang) (vulgar) (derogatory) If a person is autistic, they are lame or stupid.

Singular
autistic

Plural
autistics

  1. (countable) An autistic is a person with autism.