Somebody who isn't obviously stricken with autism or Aspergers, but falls somewhere on a spectrum of special-ness.
Person A: "Why is that kid part of the special-ed class? He looks perfectly fine."
Person B: "He doesn't have severe autism or anything, but he's a bit of a Spectrum Boy."
Person B: "He doesn't have severe autism or anything, but he's a bit of a Spectrum Boy."
by NissanxJuke September 15, 2016
Get the Spectrum Boy mug.A neurodevelopmental condition characterized by impaired social skills and restricted interests or repetitive behavior. Symptoms usually begin in early childhood.
Although most people with autism spectrum disorder (people "on the spectrum") are functionally impaired, some thrive occupationally or academically, especially people with Asperger's syndrome, who have no delays in language development and/or IQ.
A common misconception is that people on the spectrum lack empathy, the affective part of empathy seems to be unimpaired compared to people without the condition. This means that people on the spectrum often have the capacity for compassion and morality.
Complications include bullying, unemployment (prevalence of about 90%), suicide and self-harm.
Treatment is limited and the efficacy of specific interventions has been disputed.
The heritability of the condition is about 90%. Specific environmental risk factors known to contribute to the condition include autoimmunity. Disproven environmental factors include vaccines.
Although the condition causes significant suffering for many, some have disputed the characterization as a disorder altogether, especially because the restricted interests commonly seen in the condition can include occupationally or socially useful subjects like math or physics. People on the spectrum often hyperfocus on their area of interest.
Several historical figures like Einstein are claimed to have been on the spectrum, these claims are unproven.
Although most people with autism spectrum disorder (people "on the spectrum") are functionally impaired, some thrive occupationally or academically, especially people with Asperger's syndrome, who have no delays in language development and/or IQ.
A common misconception is that people on the spectrum lack empathy, the affective part of empathy seems to be unimpaired compared to people without the condition. This means that people on the spectrum often have the capacity for compassion and morality.
Complications include bullying, unemployment (prevalence of about 90%), suicide and self-harm.
Treatment is limited and the efficacy of specific interventions has been disputed.
The heritability of the condition is about 90%. Specific environmental risk factors known to contribute to the condition include autoimmunity. Disproven environmental factors include vaccines.
Although the condition causes significant suffering for many, some have disputed the characterization as a disorder altogether, especially because the restricted interests commonly seen in the condition can include occupationally or socially useful subjects like math or physics. People on the spectrum often hyperfocus on their area of interest.
Several historical figures like Einstein are claimed to have been on the spectrum, these claims are unproven.
by category December 22, 2020
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A cashgrabbing, penny-whoring, satanic reincarnation of Time Warner Cable that gives retarded prices for retarded products for the purpose of trapping poor old people into taking into their crappy deals.
A shittier version of Verizon.
A shittier version of Verizon.
John: Hey I just subscribed to Spectrum today!
Nick: Are you stupid? You’re getting scammed, Verizon is where its at.
Nick: Are you stupid? You’re getting scammed, Verizon is where its at.
by anonymous January 5, 2019
Get the Spectrum mug.A chart used to define your political affiliation. Revolutionary and Liberal are on the left, conservative and reactionary on the right. Left and Right derive themselves from pre-Revolution France, where at royal functions, the king's officals, those who didn't want change, were on the right, while those who pushed for change were on the left. The Political Spectrum is something that must be done away with as soon as possible, because it causes incredible amounts of conflict over differences of opinion. If the spectrum was destroyed, along with the concepts of liberal and conservative, people would be forced to actually listen to the issues and form their own opinions, not just go with their group's stances.
by Moses June 16, 2004
Get the political spectrum mug.My cousin is a Supertrumper who reveres anything the 45th POTUS says or does; if Trump farted, he would say it was an astounding act of genius.
by Dr Bunnygirl October 30, 2019
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Get the Spectrummed mug.Describes a person who's behavior resembles that of one who fits somewhere within the pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) spectrum, such as a person with autism or Aspberger's syndrome. PDD is marked by impaired social interaction skills.
Dr. Poindexter is kind of spectrumish, but he's an awesome dermatologist in spite of his lousy bedside manner.
by mama447 September 3, 2009
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