I don't know much about the technicals of autism. I do know some autistic kids personally. The ones I know usually socially isolate themselves to some extent. Some autistic kids are remarkably skilled in some area, and know a lot about things that someone would find very confusing.
My best friend's brother is autistic. He is socially awkward but he can name every country in the world and all the components of his computer with a description of their functions off the top of his head.
I knew another autistic kid who was amazingly awesome at street fighter for snes.
by yes.. NO!! May 22, 2005
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The cause of autism is unknown, but studies show that people with autism have larger brains than normal.
There are different kinds of autism. Low functioning, middle functioning and high functioning.

Some of the lower functioning people with autism have the intelligence of a baby, in which they can only scream, grab at your shirt, drool, and do other baby type stuff.

However, there are people that are autistic that are very smart, such as Bill Gates.

To people that generalize autistic kids as retarded, be quiet, because you're probably using Windows.
by Alexi March 17, 2004
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Formerly meaning a way to describe those with the developmental disorder autism characterized by a lack of social skills, extreme/low intelligence (depending on the severity), and other odd behaviours, it is now an insult/slang term used by trolls/failtrolls alike when they can't say anything better or think that it's cool to use a developmental disorder as an insult.
Normal YouTube Comment Section:

User: *commenting on a Minecraft vid*
Troll: What are you? Autistic??
User: No. ._.
Troll: Yes, autistic. lol

Oh look! It's a troll using autism as an insult! That hasn't been overdone by millions of other trolls in the last 2 years! *derp* (It is, but you should get the sarcasm implied here.)
by epic343 February 14, 2015
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its a disability, not an adjective used to describe something you find utter stupid. and no, your friend isn’t ‘acting autistic’ 💀
Guy 1: I’m autistic. Just got diagnosed.
Guy 2: That doesn’t change who you are. You’re still cool, Guy 1. :)
by jayquan. February 1, 2022
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Although I'm autistic, I will be graduating from college next month, and I know alot about music.
by Karen Stickney May 13, 2006
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A word that fuck boys on Youtube think is an insult. They make themselves look like retards in an attempt to look "cool" on the Cringe Channel, which is full of other fuck boys with no respect for other people.
*normal guy with anime profile pic comments on Youtube video*

Normal guy: "Great video man!"
Asshole: "Shut up weeaboo faggot kill yourself you autistic bitch!!!!!11!!!"
by Antihater July 17, 2015
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The singular form of autistic. Usually in reference to those who play sandbox games such as minecraft other than actual autistic peoples.
by Steve the First March 29, 2011
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