# autist

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɔː.tɪst/

## Definitions
1. An autistic person, a person with autism.
2. A person characterized by abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.

## Etymology
From autism + -ist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/autist