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The terms ''autistic thinking'' and ''autism'' are both derived from the Greek word ''αὐτός'', or ''autós'', which means ''self''. Both terms are used in different contexts. Therefore, they both have their own, contextual meaning.
Autistic thinking is defined as a preoccupation with inner experience. It refers to being focused inwards (thus, a way of thinking that is focused on the self, hence the term ''autistic thinking''). More colloquial, you can describe it as being stuck in your head. You know, just pondering about stuff all day long, being very introspective and so on.
Autism refers to a lack of ability to displace oneself into others, resulting in difficulties to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions being different from one's own (thus, being focused only on one's own mental state because of the lack of ability to focus on others', hence the term ''autism'').
In short, it can be said that autistic thinking refers to an extreme focus on the inner world at the expense of the outer world, whereas autism refers to a lack of ability to displace oneself into others, resulting in being only capable to easily understand things from one's own perspective. So, in fact, autistic thinking and autism have little to do with each other.