allism

See also: Allism

English

Etymology 1

Noun

allism (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of Allism

Etymology 2

From allo- +‎ -ism, coined by Andrew Main (Zefram) in 2003, in contradistinction to autism, where 'auto-' refers to a self-integrated neurology and 'allo-' refers to an other-integrated neurology.

Noun

allism (uncountable)

1. (usually humorous) A neurological condition characterised by the lack of autistic symptoms.

Derived terms

• allist
• allistic

See also

• catch-allism
• know-it-allism