The Borders between Autism and Psychosis
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Date
2010
Authors
Bergeron, Danielle
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University of Oregon
Abstract
The borders between autism and psychosis are determined by the position that the subject
takes with respect to the entry into language during the mirror stage. An ethical choice on the
part of the subject of the unconscious seems, very early in life, to determine the passage or the
refusal of passage into the field of the Other. As a result of their experiences, certain children
choose to reside in the present instant and to build their own space by surrounding themselves
with objects, while other children take the risk of language and enter the time of the Other
through which their history will be structured. We will address this question through
consideration of the autobiographies of autistics and the clinical testimonies of psychotic
patients.
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16 pages
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Bergeron, D. (2010). The Borders Between Autism and Psychosis. Konturen, 3(1), 119-134. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5399/uo/konturen.3.1.1396