From Baby's Play to Child's Play: A Study on the Subjectivation Process of Autistic Children

ABSTRACT Could the primitive play of the baby reveal early traces of a probable autistic organization underway with the young child? To what extent the investment of the baby with regard to the objects of the external world and the environment could be associated with his first experiences with the maternal object? Such questions are addressed in this article, which main objective is to address the subjectivation process of autistic children, on basis of the relation between the early play of the baby and the symbolic play of the young child. Through a longitudinal study of infants showing risk of autism, it has been found that it is possible to detect at an early age peculiarities in the way they invest and interact with the objects of their environment.

摘要 婴儿的原始游戏是否能够揭示幼儿正处于疑似自闭症发展组织过程中的早期迹象？婴儿对外部世界客体与环境的情感投注程度，与其与母亲客体（maternal object）的早期体验之间存在何种关联？本文针对上述问题展开探讨，核心旨在基于婴儿早期游戏与幼儿象征性游戏之间的关联，剖析自闭症儿童的主体化（subjectivation）过程。本研究通过对存在自闭症风险的婴儿开展纵向研究，发现可在其幼年早期识别出他们在对环境客体进行投入与互动时所表现出的特异性特征。