The autistic dialogic style: a case of Asperger's syndrome

Interaction structures in the psychodynamic therapy of a boy diagnosed with Asperger’s disorder: a single-case study

“…Based on these assumptions, psychodynamic therapists continue to apply this approach in the treatment of the disorder, reporting good results (Bromfield, 2000;Fonseca, 2009;Goodman & Athey-Lloyd, 2011;Olesker, 1999;Pozzi, 2003;Shuttleworth, 1999;Topel & Lachmann, 2008). Shuttleworth (1999) has suggested that children with Asperger's disorder share some similarities with adults with narcissistic personality disorder and can be subjected to psychoanalytic intervention.…”

“…Shuttleworth (1999) has suggested that children with Asperger's disorder share some similarities with adults with narcissistic personality disorder and can be subjected to psychoanalytic intervention. Fonseca (2009) hypothesised that in autistic states there is a distortion in the construction of a dialogic space. Such a space, in which self and other define each other mutually, would be the final result of early dyadic transactions.…”