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DIB, Mônica Camasmie. The search for a communicative intent on echolalia: a case study. J. psicanal. [online]. 2018, vol.51, n.94, pp.213-222. ISSN 0103-5835.

Based on clinical trials, it was observed that echolalia, in some cases, may metaphorically works as a window of opportunity that is open to establish a dialogic relationship between psychoanalyst and children with autistic symptoms (Kanner). It may, therefore, facilitate the patient's development. In autism, we find a highly complex and sophisticated organization of defense. Its purpose is to guarantee the patient's invulnerability in order to prevent repeated conditions of unthinkable anxiety (Winnicott). In this paper, the psychoanalyst is considered a "live company" (Alvarez), who allows the communication process between analyst and patient to occur. It also minimizes the feelings of isolation between them. This work presents a single case study in which a way of live communication between analyst and patient has been both developed and increased. Psychoanalytic work does not necessarily have the purpose of indiscriminately extinguishing echolalia, but it has the special purpose of transforming this stereotyped and repetitive way of communication into a dialogic process.

Palabras clave : autism; Child Psychanalysis; echolalia.

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