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Introduction, preface and linguistic note \u2013 Valeria\u2019s story<\/h3>\n
    \n
  1. Early childhood autism<\/li>\n
  2. Diagnostic criteria for autistic disorder<\/li>\n
  3. Facilitated communication and the autistic child<\/li>\n
  4. Emotional therapy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Appendix<\/h3>\n
      \n
    1. Valeria\u2019s autistic disorder at the age of 10<\/li>\n
    2. Valeria\u2019s neuropsychological assessment at the age of 10<\/li>\n
    3. Valeria\u2019s rehabilitation history<\/li>\n
    4. Valeria and her family: a therapeutic pathway<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      280 pages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Sick with fear<\/em> is Valeria\u2019s self-definition, an autistic girl. She herself wrote it during an emotional-therapy session using facilitated communication. The expression captures, particularly well, the core of autistic disorder: symptoms such as social withdrawal, altered interpersonal communication and stereotypies appear to be linked to a pathological anxiety that prevents ordinary relationships.<\/p>\n

      This is why it can be helpful, within an overall treatment plan for autistic disorder, to address this source of suffering as well, through a psychotherapeutic approach aimed at reshaping the patient\u2019s emotional development. With Valeria, whose verbal language was markedly impaired, this became possible through facilitated communication: a technique that enables writing via a keyboard by pressing with a single finger, supported (in this case by her mother) on the limb used for typing.<\/p>\n

      In this way, it was possible to explore and analyse Valeria\u2019s inner world, reconstructing her story and helping her to understand and overcome her fears. Before using facilitated communication, Valeria\u2019s developmental pathway was consistent with an intellectual disability profile. With emotional therapy through facilitated communication, her developmental trajectory changed substantially, moving closer to that of a typically developing child.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5850,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1033],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-10963","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-psychiatry","pa_autore-bencivenga-v","pa_autore-de-lellis-m","first","instock","sale","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMalata di Paura: Storia di una Bambina Autistica | Verduci Editore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Valeria\u2019s story and a therapeutic pathway focused on emotional therapy and facilitated communication. 280-page volume on autistic disorder and clinical care.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" 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