Main description:

In this book, the author compares the characteristics of autistic child psychotherapies and those of the adult cases illustrated. She describes clinical cases to show the development of analysis, which was long and complex due to the underlying difficulties.

Contents:

A Note on the Subject of Confidentiality -- Preface -- Introduction -- Theoretical Aspects -- Autistic capsules in adults -- Vicissitudes of the transference in work with autistic adults and children -- Countertransference: an overview -- Use of countertransference in patients with autistic capsules -- Working with adult patients with autistic capsules: obstacles to treatment -- Therapeutic factors in the treatment of patients with autistic cores -- Case Studies -- Elisa -- Irene -- Ambra -- Renzo -- Concluding remarks