The Autistic Subject

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<div><p>This book presents a theory of autistic subjectivity from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective. Dr. Brenner describes autism as a singular <i>mode of being</i> that is fundamentally linked to one¿s identity and basic practices of existence, offering a rigorous alternative to treating autism as a mental or physical disorder. Drawing on Freud and Lacan¿s psychoanalytic understanding of the <i>subject</i>, Brenner outlines the unique features of the autistic subjective structure and provides a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary work on the psychoanalysis of autism. </p><p>The book examines research by theorists including Jean-Claude Maleval, Éric Laurent, Rosine and Robert Lefort that has been largely unavailable to Anglophone audiences until now. In this book autism is posited to be a <i>singular subjective structure</i> not reducible to neurosis or psychosis. In accordance with the Lacanian approach, autism is examined with detailed attention to the subject¿s use of language, culminating in Brenner¿s "<i>autistic linguistic spectrum</i>." A compelling read for students and scholars of psychoanalysis and autism researchers and clinicians. </p></div>

Autorenportrait

<b>Leon S. Brenner </b>is a research fellow at the University of Potsdam, Institute for Philosophy, Germany. His fields of interest include Lacanian psychoanalysis, philosophy of mind, contemporary French philosophy and autism research.

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