Psychoanalysis and Severe Disorders in Young Children

Nahir Bonifacino is a child and adolescent psychoanalyst based in Uruguay. She holds a PhD in perinatal and infant psychology and psychopathology and is a member of the Uruguayan Psychoanalytical Association and the International Psychoanalytical Association.

“This book represents an exceptional combination of the psychoanalytic approach and interdisciplinary collaboration, comprehensively addressing the challenges posed by Autism Spectrum Disorders in childhood. The author demonstrates how psychoanalysis can illuminate both the understanding and treatment of these challenges in current clinical practice. Furthermore, this volume highlights the importance of working from a community perspective in teams with professionals from a variety of disciplines. This book not only informs, but also inspires deeper and more effective engagement in child mental health care.” - Virginia Ungar, M.D.; Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Association; Past IPA President (2017-2021) “Nahir Bonifacino’s work is inspiring and brings us to a clinic alive with children suffering from serious psychic disorders, requiring an analysis with technical variations in which the analyst’s creative capacity is involved. This is a book long awaited by the psychoanalytic community.” - Nilde Franch, training and child psychoanalyst; Brazilian Psychoanalytic Society of Sao Paulo; Former Chair, IPA Committee on Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis

• Part 1 Psychoanalytic Clinic: Approach to Young Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1. From Psychic Precariousness to Subjectivation. The Analytical Process of a Young Girl (1,2) 2. Psychoanalysis of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. An Adaptation of Technique in the Approach to Three Cases (1) 3. Clinical Intervention with a 15-Month-Old Toddler at Risk of Autism and Her Mother 4. Technology and the Early Psyche. The Impact of Video Technology on Two Young Children with Severe Disorders (1) 5. From Repetition to Novelty. The Analyst’s Play as a Creative Resource in Encounters with a Child Who Has a Serious Disorder 6. The Analyst and the Parents of the Young Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder 7. The End of the Psychoanalytical Process of a Child Presenting with a Serious Disorder in Early Childhood Part 2 Psychoanalysis and Community: Contributions to an Interdisciplinary Approach to Risk Detection and Promotion of Early Emotional Development 8. The Paediatric Well-Baby Visit: An Opportunity for Infant Mental Health Care 9 Infant Withdrawal: A Key Sign of Risk in Early Emotional Development 10. Training of the Health Team for a Preventive Approach to Children’s Mental Health 11. Detection of Withdrawal and Promotion of Early Emotional Development During the Paediatric Visit in a Public Health Centre of High Psychosocial Risk in Uruguay