Meanings
nounthe autism spectrum sg
- singularsingular onlyhuman sciencesThe 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.
Synonyms: autistic spectrum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
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Catalan espectre autista
- espectre autistarange of conditions
Chinese Mandarin 自闭症谱系
- 自闭症谱系 (Zìbìzhèngpǔxì)range of conditions
Danish autistisk spektrum
- autistisk spektrumrange of conditions
Finnish autismikirjo
- autismikirjorange of conditions
Hebrew הרצף האוטיסטי, הקשת האוטיסטית
- הרצף האוטיסטי (harétsef haotísti)range of conditions
- הקשת האוטיסטית (hakéshet haotístit)range of conditions
- הספקטרום האוטיסטי (haspéktrum haotísti)range of conditions
Icelandic einhverfuróf
- einhverfurófrange of conditions
Japanese 自閉症スペクトラム障害, 自閉スペクトラム症
- 自閉症スペクトラム障害 (jiheishō supekutoramu shōgai)range of conditions
- 自閉スペクトラム症 (jihei supekutoramu shō)range of conditions
Portuguese espectro autista
- espectro autistarange of conditions
Swedish autismspektrumstörning
- autismspektrumstörningrange of conditions
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APA
autism spectrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autism%20spectrum
MLA
“autism spectrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autism%20spectrum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autism spectrum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autism%20spectrum.
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