The THE CONSTITUTION OF THE AUTIST'S BODY: FROM HELPLESSNESS TO INVENTION

Authors

  • Edivaldo Procópio da Silva PUC Minas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1678-9563.2019v25n3p1301-1315

Keywords:

Autism. Autistic object. Body. Lacanian Psychoanalysis.

Abstract

This article seeks to apprehend the processes involved in the constitution of the autistic body for which there is not the Other as a reference. In the light of Daniel Tammet’s testimony, a British author and autistic writer, it will be possible to elucidate the place of objects for autistic people and how the autistic person’s interest in the out-of-body object allows them to build their edge, acting as a protective resource against bodily disturbances, anguish and isolation. Thus, investment in external objects results in a reduction in the incidence on the non-interconnected body of enjoyment, opening the possibility for the field of the Other. The objectives are to examine the concept of body in psychoanalysis in relation to autism, to investigate the constitution of the autistic body from the psychoanalytic theory and, finally, to identify the effects on the body of interest for autistic objects.

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Author Biography

Edivaldo Procópio da Silva, PUC Minas

Especialista em Clínica Psicanalítica na Atualidade: Contribuições de Freud e Lacan, psicólogo, especialista em Abordagem Psicanalítica do Autismo e Suas Conexões (Instituto de Educação Continuada da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais – IEC-PUC Minas).

Published

2020-09-29

Issue

Section

Dossiê Autismo e Psicanálise