ADOS

¹

abbreviation for

1. Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule: a tool used in the diagnosis and assessment of autism spectrum disorder, comprising a graduated series of structured interactive tasks scored against a set of standardized rubrics.

ADOS

²

abbreviation for

1. American Descendants of Slavery: a movement that advocates reparations and other social programs exclusively for Black Americans whose ancestors were held in chattel slavery in America before the Civil War.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ADOS¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Origin of ADOS²

First recorded in 2015–2020; originally created as a hashtag by U.S. journalist Yvette Carnell and lawyer Antonio Moore

Example Sentences

Encel´ados (Latin, Enceladus), the most powerful of all the giants who conspired against Jupiter.

From Project Gutenberg

Zens buried under this mountain Enkel'ados, one of the hundred-handed giants.

From Project Gutenberg