What does Autism mean?

Autism means diversity. Autism means new challenges, new perspectives, new skills, and friends and family, old and new. Autism means being different, but being worthy of love and acceptance all the same.

Autism means that you care about others more than about yourself. it is antonym of Egoism.

Autism is typically defined as a birth defect, though many autistic people, including myself, thinks it is an evolutionary trait. Autistic people tend to be very smart at least in their interests, though may have many physical or social disability. Autistic people are very sensitive in each sense, and it may be painful to them to do simple things or they may be found picky. They are also more sensitive to the fake stuff found in our food, like high fructose and artificial colors, like I am. Some, like my relationship partner has days when he can't do things on his own. Autism has many downsides, but don't we all? At the same time, autism comes with stuff others don't typically have like the understanding of other people with disabilities.

It is a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.

Autism has a really wide spectrum. Meaning its a word that has many disabilities under its umbrella with different names because Autism can effect each person in a different way. For example aspergers syndrome is under the Austism Banner. Its also has a high spectrum and low spectrum measurement in itself. Aspergers effects the developmental side of the brain. Can effect how the person handles social situations and recognition of other people emotions. Most people with Aspergers have one thing they are absolutely fantastic act and are normally really intelligent.

it means that we see things differently and our brains are wired differently we have difficulties in social situations,conversations,verbal and non verbal communication and sensory overload we see the world from a different perception/angle we think in black and white

Austism: a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors. With the May 2013 publication of the DSM-5 diagnostic manual, all autism disorders were merged into one umbrella diagnosis of ASD. Previously, they were recognized as distinct subtypes, including autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) and Asperger syndrome.

You can always find out the meaning of what Autism is by researching. You can look online or ask your own professional healthcare provider. There are probably organizations also that deal with Autism. Good Luck.