There are an overwhelming number of abbreviations, definitions, slang and idioms used in autism, that it can be hard to keep up with.
Use this list as a quick reference, it is in alphabetical order and has plenty of space to add information.
This list originated from The Autism Community in Action, I tweaked and updated my list to match DSM-V (their list was outdated and contained DSM-IV pieces).
I last updated it in February, 2020.
* Note: 11 pages in length.
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