Touch Of The 'Tism
Touch Of The 'Tismis acatchphraseand euphemism used online when saying that someone is "a littleautistic" or has symptoms or characteristics associated with autism. Theslangexpression likely predates the moderninternet, with the earliest internet evidence of the phrase being traced to a 2007Rule 34forum comment. After experiencing sporadic use on Twitter in the 2010s, use of the phrase "Touch of the 'Tism" grew exponentially after the 2020s, primarily due to its prevalence on Tik Tok.
