autismland

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

autism +‎ -land

Noun[edit]

autismland (uncountable)

  1. The domain or sphere of autistic people; a notional place representing autism.
    • 2012, Ido Kedar, Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison, Sharon Kedar, →ISBN:
    • 2013, John Clements, Letters to the Home Front: Positive Thoughts and Ideas for Parents Bringing Up Children with Developmental Disabilities, Particularly those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 95:
      Motivational Interviewing that addresses this kind of issue, though from a perspective very different from the ones that we might be familiar with in autismland.
    • 2015, Steve Silberman, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity‎[1], Avery, →ISBN:
      After just four days in autismland, the mainstream world seemed like a constant sensory assault.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:autismland.
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