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

“Demand Justice for all stolen lives, oppressed people everywhere, antiwar efforts, Black trans rights, immigrant rights, climate justice, reparations for ADOS, and Free All Political Prisoners,” the post reads.

From Washington Times

Lord, who helped develop the ADOS, points to a large multisite study, among other data showing that girls with community diagnoses of autism score similarly to boys on the ADOS.

From Scientific American

“I absolutely think we are missing women, but I don’t think it’s because of the ADOS,” says Catherine Lord, a professor of psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

From Scientific American

It takes a moment for this rare and improbable turn of events to sink in: one director for two distinct “Much Ados,” one after the other.

From Washington Post

One version of Black voter suppression that Mitchell is monitoring encourages people to #VoteDownBallot but abstain from voting for either presidential candidate because “both candidates are the same”, often alongside the hashtag #ADOS, which stands for American Descendants of Slaves.

From The Guardian