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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.

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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

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Example Sentences

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

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

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