The therapeutic role of signifier opposition and Fort-Da in the treatment of a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a case report
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https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.affs.v17n32a04Keywords:
autism, psychoanalysis, fort-da, Lacan, attachmentAbstract
From a lacanian perspective interventions in cases of autism should aim to introduce a symbolic absence that mobilizes the circuit of desire. The case of a 2-year-old boy (Q) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder attending to lacanian treatment is presented. The fort-da paradigm (using a pair of signifiers to represent the presence-absence) was introduced to address problems with attachment, communicative intention, and symbolic game. After treatment Q learned how to use his own language and symbolic game to regulate and express anxiety and other emotions in the absence of his mother.
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