title: [Autism and infantile psychosis. Theoretical and clinical contributions of the psychoanalysis].
abstract: This article describes the different theories of various authors that have tried to explain, from the psychoanalytic theory, the early childhood autistic disorder described by Leo Kanner in 1943. Autism differs from other childhood disorders and is characterized by a significant disconnection. This article sustains that there are two different lines of thought. One that explains the disorder as a regression during a normal phase of development; and the other as an early defense in response to extreme situations. These two theories are present in all the current considerations about autism as a theoretical debate that goes beyond the clinical observation and determines the direction of the cure.
authors.affiliation: syfm@sfendrik.com.ar
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fendrik
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000266:history*; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000266:history*