Autism in France: Psychoanalysis, Packing, Other Travesties

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Hopefully, we went to see a psychiatrist in Kuwait. He was nice man, intelligent and understanding, and studied in London.
In two appointments, it was clear for him that I had AS. I didn't know about it before I had this diagnosis, really.

France is really behind in psychiatry, but things are changing slowly, as I was doing perfectly fine with appointments in Marseille (south-eastern France), including therapies with other young adults with AS, thematic work groups on how to develop a specific skill, frequent and adapted appointments with psychologists. I was living in autonomy at the time, with my parents abroad. It was hard and I wasn't ready yet, and I had more university assignments that I could manage so unfortunately I dropped the course.


I'm perfectly aware this might be one of the only structures in France that work like that. Everywhere else, it's actually pretty much what you've seen and heard on Youtube or in the news. It is bad.

"Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood" No other slogan has ever been anywhere such frothiness as in France.

Yep. It's so far from reality.
People are far from equal, and our government doesn't aim for that goal.
The written press is not free as it is full of corporate influences. The TV News are full of lies, omissions and useless murder cases that are put on air to scare people.
The last word, brotherhood, is the funniest. Society has never been so selfish and self-centred nowadays. It's very hard to get someone to help you. Everybody tend to mind its own business and act in its own profit. What a shame.

@ French slogan, it's an utopia, that doesn't mean that France is the worst country in these domains, since no nations can even pretend to be better than another in this. Since you'll never get the real freedom, since there will always be leaders, since they're always be discrimination (just look the news, just look wp if you wan't and you'll see how autistics are treated everywhere), no one will ever be worse or better, because they're all the same. Just think about it, cause from what I see there, this topic is more a "I do what you don't" instead of having a neutral view.

I do not agree with any of the methods depicted in this movie about Autism in France BUT, and i say this again, BUT we have to be careful how we depict psycho-analysis. IN FACT, i believe just like there is a place, an extraordinary intersection where art and science meets, so is there one where psychoanalysis and neuro-science could meet.

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If psycho-analysis were detached of any dogma, yes.

what does psychoanalysis mean ... .. . .. .?

"Analysis of the mind". It's based on ideas such as free association, the Oedipus complex, and so on. Early adopters such as Freud held somewhat progressive views for their time, but many, in France, don't realise it isn't progressive anymore, and is, in fact, very outdated. When, for example, atheist/hedonist philosopher Michel Onfray released a book that was highly critical of Freud, it caused a great deal of controversy.

In that article, for those who read French, I argue that psychoanalysis is "neurotypist", that is, it encourages misconceptions and prejudices against autists :

La Psychanalyse est Neurotypiste

The major problem with "classical" psychoanalysis is that it isn't scientific : for them, the unconscious is more than the part of indirectly observable mental processes that are not known to consciousness, but also a terrible machine that makes them not even wrong.

I watched the video but I really haven't practiced my French for a while! I understood all of the parts of the video that related to the things that you said in your post ediself but was there anything else in the video that I might not have understood beyond what you described in your post? If there is anything else perhaps you could give a brief summary for the benefit of those who don't understand French? It would be very appreciated

She's the mom of a 14-years old boy who was diagnosed AD/HD, then something close to Asperger's by a neuropsychologist ; the diagnosis should soon have been confirmed, but instead of the usual doctor, he was "taken care" by incompetent young people who soon locked him up, which made him cry and sent him to the hospital, where he was given meds usually reserved for schizophrenics.

The new doctor questioned the mother, but she didn't recognize her son in what he said. He isn't schizophrenic, he just has obsessions. She waits for his usual psychiatrist, she fears he is given neuroleptics, in short, she is appalled by the misunderstanding of doctors and the conditions in which her son lives.

Sophie Robert (she who filmed the Wall) will give a sequel to her documentary about autism and psychoanalysis. The new work is called Sexual Theory and is not directly about autism, but psychoanalytical views on sexuality. Here's the teaser :

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjzT34ppTY4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

I'm always so happy to find this post updated, thanks everyone, it's really good to know we're not completely forgotten now I'm waiting for Alex's documentary to come out, so excited about it ^^
http://www.vivrefm.com/videos/view/23

also, just putting this petition out there, it's a petition for psychiatrists and associated professions but a number of parents have signed it, if some of you want to sign it as "autistic adult", it would be perfectly acceptable:
http://bonnespratiquesenpsychiatrie.blo ... ce-in.html

I am watching a program on France 2 mainstream TV channel about autism and asperger. The first part was a film called 'Le cerveau d'hugo' that presents autismeand asperger through the life of a true character and interviews aspies about the subject. Loved it.
The debate about the film and the status of autism and asperger in france has just started.

The show is called, 'autism, le scandale francais' (autism, the french scandal) That is definitely a big step forward.

French speakers can see the film here:

http://pluzz.francetv.fr/videos/le_cerv ... 50502.html

and the debate that followed:

http://pluzz.francetv.fr/videos/la_soir ... 50955.html