The word Autist

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nominalist
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09 Aug 2013, 2:06 am

When I was a kid, psychiatrists called us schizophrenics (sad but true). That was my original diagnosis around 1962:

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000-x28 Schizophrenic reaction, childhood type
Here will be classified those schizophrenic reactions occurring before puberty. The clinical picture may differ from schizophrenic reactions occurring in other age periods because of the immaturity and plasticity of the patient at the time of onset of the reaction. Psychotic reactions in children, manifesting primarily autism, will be classified here. Special symptomatology may be added to the diagnosis as manifestations.

American Psychiatric Association (Washington, D.C.), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual: Mental Disorders (DSM-I). 1952. Page 28.

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09 Aug 2013, 4:06 am

skibum wrote:

I like Aspie and Autie.

Me too! I think autie is incredibly adorable!

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09 Aug 2013, 5:23 am

The word "autism," which has been in use for about 100 years, comes from the Greek word "autos," meaning "self."

The English translation is literally selfism or perhaps self centred

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09 Aug 2013, 5:37 am

nominalist wrote:

Verdandi wrote:

So artistic is something someone did to an artist?

It is just my own subjective reaction.

If I said that I was artistic, I would be describing an activity. I said I was an artist, I would be describing me. Well, of course that assumes I am an artist. :hic: