Essere ericksoniani nella terapia con i bambini autistici

Journal title IPNOSI
Author/s Marzia Rocchini, Teresa Mainiero
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/2
Language Italian Pages 15 P. 21-35 File size 75 KB
DOI 10.3280/IPN2014-002002
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Autism can be defined as a syndrome with onset in childhood. The symptoms that characterize it limit the child’s development in three areas: social relationships, communication, interests. In this article the authors aim at showing the effectiveness of a combination of the ericksonian and the cognitive-behavioral therapies in producing improvements in the relationships. The core of the ericksonian therapy turns - as far as autistic patients are concerned - into an admission key to a different way of communicating, thus allowing improvements in the relationship also with other figures of reference.

L’autismo è definibile come una sindrome ad esordio in età infantile. I disturbi che la caratterizzano, limitano lo sviluppo del bambino in tre aree: relazioni sociali, comunicazione, interessi. Nel’articolo le autrici, cercheranno di evidenziare quanto l’incontro tra due formazioni, ericksoniana e cognitivo comportamentale, produca dei vantaggi nella relazione. Quella che per Erickson era parte centrale della terapia, diventa con i pazienti autistici chiave d’accesso di un modo differente di comunicare, consentendo miglioramenti relazionali anche con le altre figure di riferimento.

Keywords: Children, autism, treatment, relationship, ericksonian therapy.

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Marzia Rocchini, Teresa Mainiero, Essere ericksoniani nella terapia con i bambini autistici in "IPNOSI" 2/2014, pp 21-35, DOI: 10.3280/IPN2014-002002