“Such men exist, Joe; they are New Man— human in all respects, indistinguishable in appearance or under the scalpel from Homo sap, yet as unlike him in action as the Sun is unlike a single candle.”
ETA2: I’m talking about the present-day use of the word by the general public and the media, not its historical origins or use by psychiatric specialists.
Autistic is a dysphemism for sane. Smart, looks at reality, acts effectively.
(Insert Heinlein quote about shining like the Sun vs. a candle.)
ETA: Now I’ve had time to look it up:
ETA2: I’m talking about the present-day use of the word by the general public and the media, not its historical origins or use by psychiatric specialists.