ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with a vignette about a little boy who was not diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. "Albert" had loving parents, but his behaviour impacted profoundly on their lives, and they did not know how to begin to address his worries. The chapter describes once-weekly work that took place over a period of some years with a young adolescent who has a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. It illustrates how this particular boy dealt with the terrors of emotional intimacy and of finding out who he was becoming. The chapter presents a sort of "emotional dance" that has to go on between patient and clinician, with examples of some of the pitfalls and pit-stops along the way. Mother would knowingly risk the anguish of possible failure while acknowledging the support of a non-Kryptonite father—and all because this particular baby was "of consequence".
