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This book develops models and hypotheses about the mechanisms of the origin of language and the self. It offers a highly original discussion of language acquisition in relation to Freud's paper on aphasia. The book is useful for psychiatrists, teachers, social workers, and parents.

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""This book, with its accompanying DVD, 'NOW I AM A REAL KID' has made it possible for us to witness what David Rosenfeld's treatment of Benjamin, a young boy with a diagnosis of autism, was actually like. We can see for ourselves what was done, what was said; we can follow the steps by which Benjamin moved from being a child without language, in a state of perpetual panic-stricken screaming and flailing about, to being a 'real kid' with friendships, doing well at an ordinary school. Witnessing this transformation is a profoundly moving experience. So is hearing the testimony of Benjamin's parents, who had been told repeatedly that there was no future for their son. It was their wish that his therapy should be more widely known about, in the hope that professionals could learn from it so that other families' lives might be transformed as theirs had been through 'Dr David's' intervention. Everyone concerned with children with autism is in their debt.""--From the Introduction by Maria Rhode, Emeritus Professor of Child Psychotherapy

This book, with its accompanying DVD, 'NOW I AM A REAL KID' has made it possible for us to witness what David Rosenfeld's treatment of Benjamin, a young boy with a diagnosis of autism, was actually like. We can see for ourselves what was done, what was said; we can follow the steps by which Benjamin moved from being a child without language, in a state of perpetual panic-stricken screaming and flailing about, to being a 'real kid' with friendships, doing well at an ordinary school. Witnessing this transformation is a profoundly moving experience. So is hearing the testimony of Benjamin's parents, who had been told repeatedly that there was no future for their son. It was their wish that his therapy should be more widely known about, in the hope that professionals could learn from it so that other families' lives might be transformed as theirs had been through 'Dr David's' intervention. Everyone concerned with children with autism is in their debt. --From the Introduction by Maria Rhode, Emeritus Professor of Child Psychotherapy

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David Rosenfeld was trained in Buenos Aires. He lived and studied in Paris and London and also in the United States. He is a Consultant Professor at Buenos Aires University, Faculty of Medicine, in the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry; a Training Analyst of the Buenos Aires Psychoanalytic Society; and an Ex-Vice President of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)

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