Autism definition in English

Autism is a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized especially by difficulties in forming and maintaining social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate verbally or nonverbally, and by repetitive behavior patterns and restricted interests and activities.

Autism in Swahili

Autism is translated as tawahudi or usonji.

Examples of autism in Swahili in sentences

• Sababu za tawahudi hazijulikani. (The cause of autism is unknown.)
• Ugonjwa wa tawahudi huonekana zaidi kwa wavulana kwa mara nne kuliko wasichana. (Autism is four times more common in boys than in girls.)
• Sababu za tawahudi hazijulikani. (The causes of autism are unknown.)
• Sio tu akili bali pia umbo la tawahudi ambalo sasa linatambuliwa kwa watu wenye akili nyingi. (Not just brilliance but a form of autism only now recognized in intelligent people.)
• Wakati mwingine tawahudi husababishwa na uhari wa ubongo katika maisha ya mapema. (Sometimes autism is the result of brain damage in early life.)
• Familia ya Sanchos pia ina watoto wawili wenye tawahudi. (The Sanchos also have two sons who have autism.)
• Watu wenye tawahudi hawana uchaguzi katika hali yao. (People who have autism do not by choice.)
• Hii ni aina ya kurudi nyuma ya tawahudi. (This is regressive type of autism.)
• Wataalam wanasema tawahudi ni wa kudumu na hauwezi kupona. (Experts say autism is permanent and cannot be cured.)
• Kuna mzozo mkubwa miongoni mwa wataalamu kuhusu tawahudi ya watoto wachanga. (There is considerable dispute among specialists concerning infantile autism.)
• Ugonjwa wa tawahudi kwa kawaida hujitokeza karibu na umri wa miaka mitatu na ni tatizo la neva linaloathiri uwezo wa mtu kuwasiliana na kuingiliana na wengine. (Autism typically appears around age three and is a neurological disorder that affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others.)
• Wengine wangekaa hapo bila kusogea, wakiwa na sura kama waliosumbuliwa na tawahudi kali. (Others would simply sit there stunned, looking as though they were suffering from severe autism.)
• Lakini bado kuna aina nyingi za ulemavu – kama vile tawahudi – ambazo hazijulikani sana. (But there are still many types of handicap – such as autism – about which little is known.)
• Kazi yake ya kila siku ni kutunza wagonjwa wenye tawahudi. (Her daily work is to take care of patients with autism.)
• Wataalam wanashauri wazazi wapate mafunzo ya kushughulika na tawahudi. (The experts advise parents to receive training for dealing with autism.)