autie

English

Etymology

Clipping of autistic + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔːti/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːti
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Noun

autie (plural auties)

  1. (informal, nonstandard, endearing) An autistic person.
    • 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...

Usage notes

  • Sometimes used in contrast with aspie, to denote a person who is on the autistic spectrum but not diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

See also


Latvian

Participle

autie

  1. nominative plural masculine form of autais
  2. vocative plural masculine form of autais
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