autism
autism — noun
1. a lifelong condition in how the brain develops, which often makes it harder for
a lifelong condition in how the brain develops, which often makes it harder for a person to talk with others, read social signals, or change their daily routines, and may cause them to focus deeply on a small number of interests.
Liam was diagnosed with autism when he was three years old.
passive: be diagnosed with autism
Children with autism may need extra time to make friends at school.
collocation: children/people with autism
Dr. Wu has spent twenty years studying how autism affects young brains.
The school opened a quiet classroom for students living with autism.
Many adults with autism describe loud crowds as painful and tiring.
- autism spectrum disorder
the formal clinical term, often shortened to ASD
- Asperger's syndrome
older label for one part of the spectrum; no longer a separate diagnosis in most countries
- neurotypical
describes a person whose brain develops in the way considered most common; used as a contrast, not a true opposite
文法句型
have/be diagnosed with autism
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable: 'children with autism', not 'an autism'. The phrase 'on the autism spectrum' or 'autism spectrum disorder (ASD)' is preferred in clinical writing because the condition shows in many different ways and degrees.