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autism spectrum

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include classic autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and childhood disintegrative disorder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: singular, singular-only

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: espectre autista — range of conditions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自闭症谱系 (Zìbìzhèngpǔxì) — range of conditions
  • Danish: autistisk spektrum — range of conditions
  • Finnish: autismikirjo — range of conditions
  • Galician: espectro autista — range of conditions
  • Hebrew: הרצף האוטיסטי (harétsef haotísti) — range of conditions
  • Hebrew: הקשת האוטיסטית (hakéshet haotístit) — range of conditions
  • Hebrew: הספקטרום האוטיסטי (haspéktrum haotísti) — range of conditions
  • Icelandic: einhverfuróf — range of conditions
  • Japanese: 自閉症スペクトラム障害 (jiheishō supekutoramu shōgai) — range of conditions
  • Japanese: 自閉スペクトラム症 (jihei supekutoramu shō) — range of conditions
  • Portuguese: espectro autista — range of conditions
  • Swedish: autismspektrumstörning — range of conditions