| Autism and Personality: Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop Contributor(s): Alvarez, Anne (Editor), Reid, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041514602X ISBN-13: 9780415146029 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1999 Annotation: Taking a psychoanalytic and developmental approach, "Autism and Personality" outlines the new developments in therapeutic techniques used by the Tavistock Autism Team and Workshop in London to treat autistic children. It also underlines the importance of support for parents and siblings, who are all too often ignored as a factor in the child's progress. The contributors present fresh ideas about the importance of personality in the development of the condition, and the implications of psychotherapeutic technique. Using vignettes to illustrate theoretical ideas, coupled with vivid case studies highlighting the patient's changing contact with the therapist, the book gives a fascinating picture of the individuality of each child and of the sensitivity and skill required for each treatment. Accessible to both parents and professionals, "Autism and Personality" provides valuable insight into the nature and course of autism and its treatment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General - Psychology | Movements - Psychoanalysis - Medical | Pediatrics |
| Dewey: 618.928 |
| LCCN: 98043904 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.22" W x 9.18" (1.16 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |