The therapeutic role of signifier opposition and fort-da in the treatment of a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)a case report

  1. Manuel Fernández-Alcántara 1
  2. Cayetana Correa 2
  3. Carolina Laynez-Rubio 3
  4. Juan F. Navas 4
  5. Christian E. Salas 5
  6. Francisco Cruz-Quintana 4
  1. 1 Universitat d'Alacant
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    Universitat d'Alacant

    Alicante, España

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  2. 2 Psycho-Neurological Center
  3. 3 Hospital Clínico San Cecilio
  4. 4 Universidad de Granada
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    Universidad de Granada

    Granada, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04njjy449

  5. 5 Universidad Diego Portales
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    Universidad Diego Portales

    Santiago de Chile, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/03gtdcg60

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Revista:
Affectio Societatis

ISSN: 0123-8884

Año de publicación: 2020

Volumen: 17

Número: 32

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.17533/UDEA.AFFS.V17N32A04 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

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Resumen

From a Lacanian perspective, interventions in cases of autism should aim to introduce a symbolic absence that mobilizes the circuit of desire. The case of a 2-year-old boy (Q) diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder attending to Lacanian treatment is presented. The fort-da paradigm (using a pair of signifiers to represent the presence-absence) was introduced de la asignatura Clínica Psicoanalítica en la Universidad de Granada. Miembro fundador de la Sociedad Andaluza de Neuropsicología y de la Sociedad Nacional de Investigación en Fin de Vida y miembro de la Comisión de Acreditación en Psico-oncología y Cuidados Paliativos del Consejo General de Psicología de España.to address problems with attachment, communicative intention, and symbolic game. After treatment Q learned how to use his own language and symbolic game to regulate and express anxiety and other emotions in the absence of his mother.

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