Psychoanalytic theory has led to a new technique for autistic kids in France: http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2011/01/packing-autistic-kids-french-scandal.html
The alleged goal of this technique, as defined by proponents of this therapy, is to “allow the child to rid him- or herself progressively of its pathological defense mechanisms against archaic anxieties.” Here's the first part of a five-part investigative film on the the application of psychoanalytic ideas to autism in France. "50 years of progress in science do not seem to have had any influence on their dogmatism": http://www.youtube.com/user/magabrac#p/c/5CC7A73774FAF3F0/0/JZBy1vPgKv4 Try sampling 3 mins through 4 mins... You thought the "refrigerator mother" theory was dead and buried? Not in France: Part 3: "Bruno Bettelheim the victim of injustice" http://www.youtube.com/user/magabrac#p/c/5CC7A73774FAF3F0/2/eHuC2rc7aqY The certitude with which various psychoanalysts propound their unlikely notions in these films is remarkable. Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=13205 or send a blank email to leave-13205-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
