allistic
adj/æˈlɪstɪk/ · /əˈlɪstɪk/
Etymology From allo- + -istic, by analogy with autistic; compare allism.
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Neologism Not autistic.
- Near-synonym: neurotypical
- As with the rest of the article, I am following the conventions of the disabled people I am discussing. Autistics prefer to be called "autistic" and perceive the term "people with autism" as an allistic (non-autistic) phrase.2013, Corbett Joan O'Toole, "Disclosing Our Relationships to Disabilities: An Invitation for Disability Studies", Disability Studies Quarterly, Volume 33, Number 2 (endnote)
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- The ASMC, like A$, aims mostly at helping to ease the “burden” autistic children and family members place on their allistic relatives and caretakers.2013, Ianthe M. Belisle Dempsey, "Autism Acceptance Month (And Why Autism $peaks Should Stop Talking)", Indy (Bloomington–Normal, Illinois), Volume 12, Number 10, April 2013, page 1
- For those who don’t know, Autism Speaks has an executive board and leadership made entirely of allistic people, or people who are not autistic.2014 April 28, Stormy O'Brink, “People with disabilities are not broken”, in The Northern Iowan, University of Northern Iowa:
- Related terms
- neurotypical