About the Book

This is the first book on the psychoanalytic treatment of children, young people and adults with Asperger’s syndrome. It includes multidisciplinary contributions on psychiatric perspectives and psychological theories of the condition.

Content Overview

There is an overview of relevant psychoanalytic theory, and chapters on Asperger’s original paper, on first-person accounts, on assessment and on care in the community.

Clinical Insights

Clinical case histories of children, young people and the first published account of work with adults provide the possibility of using psychoanalytic work as a means of diagnostically differentiating between sub-groups, as well as providing a detailed insight into the emotional experience of people with Asperger’s syndrome.