Saturday Dialogue: The Slow Rhythm of Connection: Infant Observation and Therapeutic Work with Autism

with Sean Jackson & Pam VanDalfsen

Infant observation is a foundational approach in the British Object Relations tradition to learning about and working with primitive emotional states in ourselves and our patients.

In my work with one autistic young man, I will share clinical snapshots of a series of sessions over a number of years, highlighting the slow, steady rhythm of the work with autistic structures, which can mirror early moments in the life of some infants where trauma has occurred and the caregivers response has been unable to sustain enough of an emotional connection, leading to emotional withdrawal.

In-Person Event on Saturday, March 14