different between autistic vs mutistic

autistic

English

Etymology

From autism +? -istic or +? -ic. First attested in 1913. The modern clinical sense is first used in 1943 by Leo Kanner.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t?s.t?k/
  • Rhymes: -?st?k

Adjective

autistic (comparative more autistic, superlative most autistic)

  1. Having autism, or pertaining to autism.
    Synonym: on the spectrum
  2. (now derogatory, offensive, slang, and medically obsolete) Socially inept, self-absorbed, or stupid.
  3. (Internet slang, 4chan, offensive or self-deprecatory) Characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.
  4. (slang, derogatory, offensive) Used to express dislike: lame, uncool, stupid.

Derived terms

  • postautistic

Translations

Noun

autistic (plural autistics)

  1. A person who has autism.

Synonyms

  • autist

Hyponyms

  • idiot savant (potentially offensive)

Related terms

  • autistic spectrum
  • autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)

Translations

autistic From the web:

  • what autistic spectrum disorder
  • what autistic disorder
  • what autistic toddlers don't do
  • what autistic traits do i have
  • has autism or autistic
  • what does autistic


mutistic

English

Etymology

mute +? -istic

Adjective

mutistic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to mutism.

mutistic From the web:

  • what mutism means
  • what causes mutism
  • what's selective mutism
  • what causes mutism in adults
  • what is mutism disorder
  • what is mutism in toddlers
  • what is mutisme sélectif
  • what does mutism mean
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share

you may also like