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Self, other and dialogical space in autistic disorders
Vera Regina J R M Fonseca1, Vera Silvia R Bussab
1verareg@ajato.com.br
The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|April 4, 2006
Summary
This study re-evaluates Tustin's thesis on autistic disorder (PDD) using infant development research. It proposes a "dialogic space" model to explain autistic avoidance of others as a threat to self-identity.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Background:
- Re-evaluating Tustin's thesis on autistic disorder (PDD).
- Integrating current infant development research with clinical case material.
- Utilizing Beebe's concept of 'interaction structure' from early infancy.
Observation:
- Analyzing face-to-face research data from the fifth month of life.
- Observing the development of self and other definitions within relational structures.
- Identifying potential collapse of 'dialogic space' in autistic states.
Findings:
- Postulating a 'dialogic space' within interaction structures for self/other definition.
- Proposing that collapsed dialogic space leads to perceiving others as annihilation threats.
- Explaining autistic avoidance of the 'not-me' as a defense mechanism.
Implications:
- Offers an alternative model for understanding deviant development in autistic disorders.
- Highlights the importance of early interactional dynamics in self-development.
- Suggests potential therapeutic targets related to the formation of dialogic space.
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