The purpose of this article is to discuss clinical practice with autism dealing with aspects which refer to transference and the emergence of an individual.
Autism - moment in the constitution of humans prior to the composition of "body image" or "self" - is a moment at which we can not observe a constituted self. The lack of countenance, the absence of language, the active isolation and the refusal to recognize another reveal a child for whom the instances of conscience and unconscious are not yet established.
It is possible for the analyst not to invest sufficiently in the transferencial relationship thus creating an obstacle for the continuation of the treatment. It is essential that the analyst permit the continuation of the energetic circuit always presupposing the existence of a self, even if it seems not to exist or is not able to manifest itself. Treating autism clinically depends on this.