Abstract

FONSECA, Vera Regina J. R. M.. Psychoanalysis and borderline autistic states. Rev. bras. psicanál [online]. 2009, vol.43, n.1, pp.129-138. ISSN 0486-641X.

This paper aims to discuss the psychoanalytic work in the boundary of autistic states. The case of a 36-month old child is presented, highlighting the deficits both in the dialogical structure and in the dialectics self/other; the failure of negotiation between the two instances prevents the constitution of the pair self/other, leading to a peculiar counter-transference of not actually being with someone. In the beginning, the analyst has been pressed to operate according to biological instead of psychological programs. From this state, which could be described as an almost bodily rêverie, she has been able to pinpoint the child’s primitive needs. Meeting such needs allowed the building up of a dialogical structure, defining a self and an object. The symbolization processes have been put into action, revealing fantasies of penetration, possessiveness and annihilation as a by-product of instinctual experiences.

Keywords : Autistics disorders; Psychopathology of development; Child psychoanalysis; Dialogical structure.

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