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Empty Fortress : Infantile Autism and the Birth of the Self - Bruno Bettelheim

Empty Fortress

Infantile Autism and the Birth of the Self

By: Bruno Bettelheim

Paperback | 1 September 1972 | Edition Number 1

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Evaluating the lifestyles, struggles, and dehumanization of children with Autism over the years, University of Chicago professor Bruno Bettelheim provides insight on the life of these children from the perspectives of what can and cannot be seen.

Focusing on three case histories, The Empty Fortress provides an introduction to the problems and struggles that an autistic child faces during their early years.

One of the most popular books in communicating the theory of psychogenesis, Bruno Bettelheim presents both a scientific and personal analysis of autism.

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