Different responses to trauma in two children with autistic spectrum disorder: The mouth as crossroads for the sense of self

Journal of Child Psychotherapy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-20

  Rhode, Maria ^a  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction of space (bodily and mental); Mother infant misperceptions; Oedipus complex (Autistic level); Perpendicularity; Transgenerational factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATHER; HUMAN; IDENTITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOUTH; OEDIPUS COMPLEX; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842840795     PISSN: 0075417X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0075417042000205760     Document Type: Article

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