No. A prodigy is a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities. An autistic person is someone who suffers from a range of complex neurodevelopment disorders, characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior.
An Autistic is a person with Autism.
No, not all autistic people act the same - autistic people are as different and varied as neurotypical people. Like with neurotypical people all autistic people will share common traits, but once you meet one autistic person then you've met one autistic person...we're all very different.
A person doesn't become autistic and being quiet doesn't make someone autistic - a person is born autistic.
A person is born autistic - they do not become autistic.
A person doesn't 'end up' autistic, a person is born autistic. Not all autistic people are non-verbal either.
"Autistic" should be capitalized when referring to a person (e.g., Autistic individual or Autistic community). It is a proper term and should be treated with the same respect and capitalization as other identity-first language.
A person cannot become Autistic, a person is born Autistic. Not speaking does not mean that a person has become Autistic, there are many reasons why a neurotypical person may stop speaking.
You can't - autism is an absolute, you are either autistic or you are not and there is no way that a person can become 'less autistic'. A person with autism can improve in areas such as commnuication, social skills, and functioning, this tends to happen naturally as autistic people get older and learn new skills, but it is helped by supporting and understanding the autistic person.
You must be referring to an autistic savant. Basically, its an autistic person who has savant syndrome.
Someone who is born on the autism spectrum/has autism spectrum disorder/is autistic. Often used in an offensive manner towards autistic people.
Yes, you capitalize autism when you are talking about Autistic people or Autistic communities - the same as you would with deaf verses Deaf person. Autism is an identity, capitalizing recognizes that.
No, not all autistic people lack a sense of humour. There is a saying in the autism community: once you've met one autistic person...you've met one autistic person. autistic people are as different and varied as neurotypical people.