misoneism

n. an extreme resistance to change and intolerance of anything new, sometimes expressed as an obsessive desire to maintain routines and preserve the status quo. It is often associated with autism. Also called misocainia. —misoneist n.

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January 28th 2025

mixed receptive-expressive language disorder

in DSM–IV–TR, a developmental communication disorder that combines the symptoms of expressive language disorder with the symptoms of semantic comprehension problems, leading to difficulty with word associations, categorization, and verbal mediation in general.