[Usefulness of the concepts of "epigenesis" and "auto-organization" to understand the autistic child syndrome].
This article, based more on speculation than on clinical work, aims at clarifying the nature of child autistic syndromes using two elements: epigenetic findings concerning the construction of human brain and the idea that there is a self-organizing development and functioning of the living. First initiated by H. Atlan (1979) and A. Bourguignon (1981), this approach could lead to a fruitful understanding of autistic disturbances, both consistent with developmental neurobiology and psychodynamics. This approach integrates clinical, paraclinical, follow-up and experimental data related to these disturbances. It also might lead to new therapeutic approaches which we are in the process of investigating.
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Service de Pédopsychiatrie, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, Marseille.
Soulayrol
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D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D001689:Biological Psychiatry; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D015509:Developmental Biology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009446:Neurobiology; D012649:Self Concept
Utilité des concepts d'"épigenèse" et d'"auto-organisation" pour la compréhension des syndromes autistiques de l'enfant.