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An Adolescent and His Imaginary Companions: From Quasi-Delusional Constructs to Creative Imagination
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Direct linkAdamo, Simonetta – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2004
In this paper I shall describe the psychotherapeutic treatment of a 14-year-old boy, who suffered from mild Asperger's syndrome. This adolescent had a multiplicity of imaginary friends, which protected him from catastrophic feelings of loneliness and deadness, but at the same time interfered with the possibility of establishing meaningful…
Descriptors: Imagination, Fantasy, Asperger Syndrome, Psychotherapy
