ABSTRACT

This book discusses psychoanalytic understanding of childhood autism and of autistic aspects of adult patients. It describes a wide range of adult patients who are highly articulate, successful people having nonetheless an encapsulated autistic area which blocks communication with others.

chapter |18 pages

Introduction

part I|152 pages

Autism in Children

chapter Seven|24 pages

Joining the human family 1

part II|131 pages

Autistic Features in Adults

chapter Nine|16 pages

The rhythm of safety 1