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Fordham, Michael: The Self and Autism. William Heineman Medical Books Ltd,
London 1976
Product Description:
Michael Fordham's The Self and Autism is a piece of original research into
maturation in infancy and its psychopathology. He was the first to introduce the
idea that the self, previously considered realizable only in later life, could
be experienced by children in a manner appropriate to their age; he also found
that the archetypes of the collective unconscious whose images could be
demonstrated in childhood, functioned in essentially the same way as Jung
described in the case of adult persons. From these two concepts he developed a
theory of individuation in childhood. Part One of the present volume contains
the author's views in their present state of development, which elaborate his
ideas previously summarized in Children as Individuals. Part two on child
analysis considers the present state of this discipline and puts forward ideas
on its technique. Part Three is reserved for case presentations. There are two
lengthy studies on childhood schizophrenia and another of primary autism which
give sources for the author's recent conception of defenses of the self designed
to protect the individuality of the child. The Self and Autism is a thought
provoking and challenging volume.
Linkkejä:
Autismi12.3.2005