How to Use autistic in a Sentence

autistic

adjective

• The victim was 110 pounds, blind in one eye and autistic.
  — Scott Bauer, ajc, 7 July 2022
• Sitting at the end of his bench was Kade West, a 20-year-old who is deaf and autistic.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
• Being a mother to an autistic child is all of those things plus so much more.
  — Nicole Shanahan, Peoplemag, 6 July 2023
• For Jasim, who is autistic, the site is a sensory paradise and a haven.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
• And no, the irony of a non-speaking autistic encouraging you to use your voice is not lost on me.
  — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
• McCain was the father of a 7-year-old boy, who Johnson said is autistic.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2023
• For the autistic 8-year-old, the living room sofa is less a seat than a trampoline.
  — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2023
• Some autistic people are trying to change the field from within.
  — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2024
• The child is nonverbal and autistic, said the attorney for the boy’s parents, Michael Wright.
  — Jennifer Henderson, CNN, 14 Sep. 2023
• One of her teenage sons is autistic and needs significant care to lead a full life.
  — Claire Stremple, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
• At an early age, the family didn't know what to expect for Owen, who is autistic.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 9 Feb. 2023
• The girl, whose name is not disclosed in the lawsuit, is autistic and will not be testifying.
  — Rafael Olmeda South Florida Sun Sentinel (tns), al, 10 May 2023
• All that changes when she is forced to chaperone her autistic sister.
  — Liza Foreman, Variety, 20 Oct. 2022
• Brittany believed these were signs that Izzy was autistic.
  — James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2023
• It is based on the true story of a father who – through a quest to find his favorite soccer club – gets closer to his 10-year-old autistic son.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 10 May 2023
• In 2020, Sia faced backlash for casting Ziegler, who is not autistic, as a nonverbal autistic teen in the film.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
• Last year, a 10-year-old girl in the Davis School District died by suicide, and her mother said she was bullied for being Black and autistic.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
• Liam, now 12, was 3 years old when he was diagnosed as being autistic.
  — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023
• In the Israeli show, the three lead characters were played brilliantly by actors who were not autistic.
  — Jason Katims, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 June 2022
• Read this piece by Adam Wolfond, a nonspeaking autistic artist.
  — Ashley Wu, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• Anna is autistic and mostly nonverbal, and the younger Ida is often charged with taking care of her.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2022
• In the show’s most recent season, a father with an autistic son spends his time in his tent whittling toys for the boy’s upcoming fifth birthday.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2023
• Daynes' children attend school in the district, including Eli, his autistic 10-year-old son.
  — Joanne Rosa, ABC News, 16 June 2023
• In a Broadway first, seven actors on the autistic spectrum play the autistic characters.
  — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
• An autistic’s journey to learn from other gamers overseas how to manage life’s challenges.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 June 2022
• The project uses grandmothers and volunteers to teach autistic teens and young adults to make tortellini by hand in Modena.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2024
• But the shouting meant little to Manny’s autistic son, 19, who wandered back into his bedroom.
  — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Daniel is autistic and semi-verbal, and he’s enrolled in one of Klatt’s structured learning classes.
  — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Nov. 2022
• During his time in Dubai, the hedge fund manager ran a center for autistic children that shut down in 2020 as Denmark tried to extradite him.
  — Malak Harb, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2022
• His mother said the kindergartener was autistic and was not able to communicate.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 15 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024