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Meaning of allistic in English

allistic

adjective

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/ælˈɪs.tɪk/ us

/ælˈɪs.tɪk/

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not affected by autism:

Why do some allistic people believe they have autism?

It can be difficult for people with autism to navigate an allistic world.

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An autistic person may be indistinguishable from their allistic peers to a layperson.
Regardless of how much research has been done by an allistic person, the true experts on autism are autistic people.
People with ADHD may be allistic, but not neurotypical.

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allistic

noun [ C ]

uk

/ælˈɪs.tɪk/ us

/ælˈɪs.tɪk/

someone who is not affected by autism:

What do you think about allistics writing autistic characters in books?

This manifests in what allistics usually call “special interests” or “obsessive interests".

People who have autism think differently to allistics.
If someone prefers to be called a “person with autism”, it's not an allistic's place to correct them.
He created a blog to teach allistics the skills that are important for communication with autistic people.

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(Definition of allistic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Translations of allistic

in Chinese (Traditional)

沒有自閉症的, 沒有自閉症的人…

in Chinese (Simplified)

没有自闭症的, 没有自闭症的人…

in Spanish

alístico, neurotípico, alista…

in Portuguese

nāo autista…

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