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autistic thinking
self-absorption; preoccupation with inner thoughts, daydreams, fantasies, delusions, drives, and personal logic. It is egocentric,
subjective thinking lacking objectivity and preferring a narcissistic, inner, private reality to that with external validity.
Used interchangeably with dereistic thinking, although differing in emphasis. Called also autism.

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