antiautistic

English

Alternative forms

anti-autistic

Etymology

From anti- +‎ autistic.

Adjective

antiautistic (comparative more antiautistic, superlative most antiautistic)

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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:antiautistic.
(pharmacology, psychiatry, of a drug) Tending to reduce lethargy or withdrawn emotional states.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  […] whereas for withdrawn, chronic schizophrenics who cut themselves off from the outside world he will tend to select a preparation having an anti-autistic effect.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.
(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.
(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.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:antiautistic.