Abstract
ABSTRACT: In this paper we examine the concept of the autistic object in the psychoanalytic treatment of individuals with autism. Comparison is made between the concepts of two authors, Frances Tustin and Jean-Claude Maleval, both dedicated researchers in the area. Tustin identifies the function of autistic objects in the treatment of the autistic body image. Differentiation between autism and schizophrenia is presented. Maleval enhances the perception of Tustin, by highlighting the role of dynamism in autistic objects, as a promoter of the libidinal animation of autists. The paper concludes by assessing the consequences of privileging one or another theoretical conception of the autistic object clinically.
Highlights
In this paper we examine the concept of the autistic object in the psychoanalytic treatment of individuals with autism
This movement ended with a policy proposal in the form of a bill presented to the French National Assembly to ban psychoanalysis in the treatment of autism 1
Two authors have devoted themselves to detailing the clinical implications of the autistic object, polarizing the axis of discussion, highlighting the relevance of the elaborations formulated by Frances Tustin and Jean-Claude Maleval
Summary
In this paper we examine the concept of the autistic object in the psychoanalytic treatment of individuals with autism. Tustin evaluated the autistic object for its important role in autism. Following this reasoning — and extrapolating the indications of Tustin, despite them to base — the hard autistic object works as a double of the autist.
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