The Emergence Machine

Autism

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors, which can be understood as a complex interplay of process, language, and action.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “autism” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “autism”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
autism
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0AutismLanguageCommunicationBehavior… intermediate l…ProcessFormInformationLifeActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAutism SpectrumL10AutismL8ActionL1ProcessL2LanguageL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Action L1 (requires)
    Understanding action is foundational to the process of autism
  • Process L2 (requires) Systems sense
    autism requires understanding process as a foundational concept
  • Language L7 (requires)
    language is a core concept needed to understand autism

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