preautistic

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adjective

Before the readily apparent onset of autism.

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Meanings

adjectivepreautistic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableautismhuman sciencesBefore the readily apparent onset of autism.

    Bettelheim's (1967) theory of autism proposes that for several possible reasons (e.g., pain or discomfort, misperception) the preautistic child perceives that his mother has rejected him/her and begins to withdraw from him/her […]

    1989, Johnny L. Matson, Chronic schizophrenia and adult autism

Origin

From pre- + autistic.

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APA

preautistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preautistic

MLA

“preautistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preautistic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preautistic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preautistic.

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