>From: Robert Galatzer-Levy <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Psychoanalysis <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Asperger's Syndrome >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:01:20 -0600 > >Both autism and Asperger's syndrome are pervasive developmental disorders. >The separation of Asperger's from autism is a matter of controversy since >they share many core features though Asperger's patients function much >better cognitively, communicate better and generally do not have CNS >signs.>Robert M. Galatzer-Levy, M.D. Telephone 312 922 5077 >122 South Michigan Avenue Fax 312 922 5084 >Chicago, Illinois 60603 E-Mail >[log in to unmask] Dear Dr. Galatzer-Levy: I just received an email from a Tommy Jonsson that said this: "Do not haste away with this! Take a lot of time, be "critical" about any simplification and make sure we speak about the same phenomena, for instance when we mention trauma!" I thought, oh my god, he thinks I'm one of those knitted-brow Barbara Walters types who think all mental illness is caused by incest. I can't stand it. I want to assure everyone that all I had in mind was the primal scene. After an infant sees that he still wants to be loved by his parents, but since love is such a horrible thing he does NOT wish to be loved by his parents. The frail infantile ego can't handle such conflicts so he represses them into a part of the brain that can fulfill conflicting wishes simultaneously. He then grows up in the habit of inadvertently offending potential love objects. The main thing I wanted to know from practicing psychoanalysts was if the damned pop psychologists had any basis for their new belief that a gene has been isolated that causes AS. Respectfully, Larry [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com