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Definition of 'autie'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (informal|nonstandard|endearing) An autistic person; sometimes used in contrast with aspie, to denote a person who is on the autistic spectrum but not diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.
  • * 2001 , Jerry Newport, Your Life is Not a Label
  • We must enable nonverbal auties to communicate by independent typing on devices that talk for them.
  • * 2005 , Dinah Murray, Coming Out Asperger
  • For auties whose meltdowns take a more physical form, even if all the frustration is directed against property rather than people...
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