antiautistic

English

Alternative forms

• anti-autistic

Etymology

From anti- +‎ autistic.

Adjective

antiautistic (comparative more antiautistic, superlative most antiautistic)

1. Exhibiting, characteristic of, or relating to antipathy toward and/or discrimination against autistic people.
   • 2018, Mike Jung, “I Hate To Interrupt This Conversation About Mental Illness, But Guess What–I'm Autistic”, in Kelly Jensen, editor, (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health‎^[1], page 33:

     If I'd been diagnosed ten years ago, I'd definitely have been frightened to tell anyone, because I've internalized as much antiautistic stigma as the next person.

   • 2020, Sarah Kurchak, I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder, unnumbered page:

     I'm also genuinely dismayed that the connection between anti-vaccine conspiracy theories and anti-autistic prejudice is still an issue and that people are still suffering needlessly as a result of it.

   • 2021, Talia Hibbert, Act Your Age, Eve Brown, unnumbered page:

     This book mentions childhood neglect and anti-autistic ableism.

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2. (pharmacology, psychiatry, of a drug) Tending to reduce lethargy or withdrawn emotional states.
   • 1983, Rene Spiegel, Pyschopharmacology: An Introduction, page 5:

     […] whereas for withdrawn, chronic schizophrenics who cut themselves off from the outside world he will tend to select a preparation having an anti-autistic effect.

   • 1989, Harry Schwartz, Breakthrough: The Discovery of Modern Medicines at Janssen, page 78:

     At higher doses, it is antiautistic, disinhibiting and resocializing, all effects useful in treating chronic psychoses.

   • 1992, B. Luban-Plozza, W. Pöldinger, F. Kröger, Psychosomatic Disorders in General Practice, page 212:

     Those preparations prescribed in particularly small doses act not only anti-psychotic but also antiautistic.

3. (dated, psychiatry) Countering autism or autistic behaviour.
   • 1961 November, Mary A. Sarvis, Blanche Garcia, “Etiological Variables in Autism”, in Psychiatry, volume 24, number 4, page 309:

     In one case, for instance, we felt that we could detect three antiautistic features in the mother.

4. (dated, figurative) Aware of, interested in, or engaging with other people or the world.
   • 1990, Theodore Isaac Rubin, Anti-Semitism: A Disease of the Mind‎^[2], page 75:

     Talking is anti-autistic and anti-self-digestive, and is an exercise that establishes mutuality, intimacy—feelings of mutual support—bonding, regardless of what is said.

   • 1998, Ulf Poschardt, DJ-Culture‎^[3], page 299:

     The anti-hermetic and anti-autistic aspects of the DJ culture removes the self-tormenting aspects of their journeys within.

   • 2012, Andrew Relph, Not Drowning, Reading, unnumbered page:

     But in this sensitised state, a sort of antiautistic state, the world, especially the interpersonal world, could feel dangerously sharp, explosive, toxic, choking.

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