This book suggests that psychotherapeutic treatment which is based on a deep understanding of the function of autism can modify and heal the overwhelming need for this powerful inbuilt survival reaction, so that it is used appropriately in a less overall and crippling way.The author's theme in this book concerns the protective and preservative
Preface -- What autism is and what autism is not -- To be or not to be -- Psychotherapy as a treatment for autistic children -- Confirmations of findings from psychotherapy with autistic children -- Psychotherapy with children who cannot play -- The child who taught me about autistic encapsulation -- The autistic capsule in neurotic adult patients -- Other workers' applications of findings from autistic children to neurotic adult patients -- Being born from the autistic shell: becoming part of a group -- Autism in an adult patient -- Closing remarks -- A statement
