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autism

au·tism [ áw tìzzəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
condition disturbing perceptions and relationships: a disturbance in psychological development in which use of language, reaction to stimuli, interpretation of the world, and the formation of relationships are not fully established and follow unusual patterns

[Early 20th century. < Greek autos "self"]
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