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   Au·tism

   /ˈôˌtiz(ə)m/

   

   noun

   • 1. a neurodevelopmental condition of variable severity with lifelong effects that can be recognized from early childhood, chiefly characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication and by restricted or repetitive patterns of thought and behavior: "students with autism want to be accepted like every other student"

   Word Origin early 20th century (originally with reference to a condition in which fantasy dominates over reality, regarded as a symptom of schizophrenia and other disorders): from Greek autos ‘self’ + -ism.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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