Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autism spectrum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: autism spec-trum
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include classic autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and childhood disintegrative disorder.

Inflected Forms

the autism spectrum (canonical, singular)

Derived Forms

spectrumy

Phrases

autism spectrum condition autism spectrum disorder on the spectrum

Frequently Paired Words

autism

Synonyms

autistic spectrum

Questions

What does autism spectrum mean?: The range of conditions classified as pervasive developmental disorders, generally held to include classic autism, Asperger's syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), and childhood disintegrative disorder.

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