Preautistic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Before the readily apparent onset of autism. not-comparable
"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 […]"
Example
More examples"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 […]"
Etymology
From pre- + autistic.
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