autie

Diminutive of autistic with -ie.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːti/
• Rhymes: -ɔːti

autie (plural auties)

1. (informal, nonstandard, affectionate) An autistic person.
   • 2001, Jerry Newport, Your Life is Not a Label

     We must enable nonverbal auties to communicate by independent typing on devices that talk for them.

   • 2005, Dinah Murray, Coming Out Asperger

     For auties whose meltdowns take a more physical form, even if all the frustration is directed against property rather than people...

• aspie

• Sometimes used in contrast with aspie, to denote a person who is on the autistic spectrum but not diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.

autie

1. nominative plural masculine form of autais
2. vocative plural masculine form of autais