autastic
adj.— «Autastic…It is a mix of autistic and fantastic…Evan and I have come to the agreement that we are a little of both.» —“Our New Word” by Osh the house that osh built (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) Nov. 16, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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