AUTISM AND PERSONALITY by Anne Alvarez (Editor), Susan Reid (Editor) ( 9780415146029 )

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Title:

AUTISM AND PERSONALITY
FINDINGS FROM THE TAVISTOCK AUTISM WORKSHOP

By:

Anne Alvarez (Editor), Susan Reid (Editor)

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041514602X

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9780415146029

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

17 June, 1999

Pages:

288

Description:

Taking a psychoanalytic and developmental approach, this text outlines the developments in therapeutic techniques used by the Tavistock Autism Team and Workshop to treat autistic children. It also underlines the importance of support for parents and siblings as a factor in the childs progress.

Synopsis:

Taking a psychoanalytic and developmental approach, Autism and Personality outlines in considerable detail the new developments in therapeutic techniques used by the Tavistock Autism Team and Workshop to treat autistic children. It also underlines the importance of support for parents and siblings, who are all too often ignored under considerable stress. The book presents fresh ideas about the importance of personality for the developmental course of the condition, and the implications for psychotherapeutic technique. Using case vignettes to illustrate the theoretical ideas emerging from the Workshop, coupled with case studies which highlight the patient's changing contact with the therapist, it gives a fascinating picture of the individuality of each child and of the sensitivity and skill required for each treatment. Accessible to professionals and also to parents, Autism and Personality is a valuable insight into the nature and course of this condition and its treatment.

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Routledge

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