Realistic vs Autistic - What's the difference?
realistic | autistic |
Expressed or represented as being accurate.
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 1
, author=Tom Fordyce
, title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland
, work=BBC Sport
Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
A person who has autism.
* 2006 , Alan Griswold, Autistic Symphony
As adjectives the difference between realistic and autistic
is that realistic is expressed or represented as being accurate while autistic is pertaining to, or having autism.As a noun autistic is
a person who has autism.realistic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A ''realistic'' appraisal of the situation.
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- A ''realistic'' novel about the Victorian poor.
Antonyms
* unrealistic * utopianDerived terms
* realisticity * realisticnessAnagrams
*autistic
English
Noun
(en noun)- If our definition of empathy were to require we take the human cognitive norm (overwhelmingly influenced by neurotypical cognition) as the absolute standard by which to measure empathy, then indeed we would have to conclude autistics do not instinctively possess a good sense of empathy.
