different between autism vs neurodiversity

English

Etymology

From German Autismus, coined by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler in 1912, from Ancient Greek ????? (autós, “self”) + -????? (-ismós, “-ism”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ô?t?z?m, (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???t?z?m/
• Hyphenation: aut?ism

Noun

autism (usually uncountable, plural autisms)

1. (clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.
2. (clinical psychology) Synonym of autism spectrum (disorder); generalization of the specific to a range.
3. (historical, clinical psychology, now medically obsolete) A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.
4. (Internet slang, offensive, derogatory, often self-deprecating) Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, stereotypically coupled with low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.

Synonyms

• (autism spectrum): autistic spectrum

Hypernyms

(the specific, instead of the generalized range):

• autism (the generalized range, instead of the specific)
• autism spectrum
• autistic spectrum
• autism spectrum disorder
• autistic spectrum disorder
• neurodivergence
• neurodiversity

Hyponyms

(autism spectrum):

• Asperger syndrome / Asperger's syndrome / Asperger's / Asperger
• autism (the specific, instead of the generalized form)

Coordinate terms

• on the spectrum

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), PDD-NOS
• disability, handicap
• mutism, selective mutism
• special education
• schizothymia
• schizoid personality disorder
• schizotypal personality disorder

References

Anagrams

• Matsui, Tamsui, Tauism

Romanian

Etymology

From French autisme

Noun

autism n (uncountable)

1. autism

Declension

English

Etymology

neuro- +? diversity, attributed to Australian social scientist Judy Singer. The citation below from September 30, 1998 is believed to be the earliest published use of the term.

Noun

neurodiversity (usually uncountable, plural neurodiversities)

1. The variety of configurations of the brain, especially with regard to autism.

Related terms

• neurodiverse
• neurologically diverse

Translations

Further reading

• neurodiversity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia