Autism and Personality Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop
Autism and Personality Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop by Anne Alvarez, published by Psychology Press in 1999, offers a detailed exploration of therapeutic techniques developed by the Tavistock Autism Team. This 264-page book takes a psychoanalytic and developmental approach to understanding autism, emphasizing the significance of personality in the developmental trajectory of autistic children. It also highlights the often-overlooked need for support for parents and siblings who experience considerable stress.
Readers will find a comprehensive examination of the individuality of each child through case vignettes and studies that illustrate the evolving relationship between the patient and therapist. The book presents fresh ideas about psychotherapeutic techniques and the importance of personality in treatment. Accessible to both professionals and parents, Autism and Personality provides valuable insights into autism spectrum disorders, psychopathology, and the psychological aspects of child and adolescent development.
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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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