Influential on those in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis as well as families, this book remains essential reading for anyone seeking a creative and compelling understanding of autism in children. Includes a new foreword by Maria Rhode.
This is Frances Tustin's first book and the original statement of her views on autistic states of mind and the genesis of varieties of childhood psychosis. In it, she tackles problems of diagnosis as these relate to therapeutic intervention.
This book is concerned with the protective and preservative aspects of the type of autism which seems to be mainly psychogenic in origin. It demonstrates the value of the application of findings from work with autistic children to certain neurotic adult patients.