ABSTRACT
Carla’s parents came to me in a state of frustration and helplessness concerning their thirteen-year-old daughter, who had begun to erupt with rage towards her autistic brother, Timmy, eventually resorting to physical violence. Carla, the eldest of three children, had begun to protest the continued presence of Timmy, aged eleven, in the family home. She was furious that Timmy had been rendering the house a shambles, since he was given to breaking furniture and compulsively tearing books and cloth into shreds. She protested that she was ashamed to bring anyone to her home, since it was “a complete wreck”.
