THE EMPTY FORTRESSFree Press, 1967 - 484 pages Focusing on three case histories, the author attempts to reveal the problems and struggles of the autistic child. |
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Page 48
... autonomy in the young child's interactions with others , and in his mastery of the human and physical environment , considerably more than does ours . It is true that the giving of clear directions on how to develop is combined with ...
... autonomy in the young child's interactions with others , and in his mastery of the human and physical environment , considerably more than does ours . It is true that the giving of clear directions on how to develop is combined with ...
Page 49
... Autonomy requires that we , and nobody else , shall decide when we empty them , and how and where ; it cannot possibly require that we shall not empty them when our body feels it must . To submit the body's demands to a rigid control by ...
... Autonomy requires that we , and nobody else , shall decide when we empty them , and how and where ; it cannot possibly require that we shall not empty them when our body feels it must . To submit the body's demands to a rigid control by ...
Page 297
... autonomy to start life anew , and second that elimination is a much more assertive act than intake . To be born does not require a decision , though to grow up success- fully requires that the infant become active very early in the ...
... autonomy to start life anew , and second that elimination is a much more assertive act than intake . To be born does not require a decision , though to grow up success- fully requires that the infant become active very early in the ...
Contents
In the Region of Shadows | 3 |
Where the Self Begins | 13 |
Strangers to Life | 50 |
Copyright | |
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