AUTISTIC FUNCTIONING: SENSORIALITIES TO LINK

Abstract

This article examines the issue of people with autistic functioning in relation to this call and develops the concept of bond from Golse’s perspective. Sensory experience is highlighted as the first link between the body, developing psyche, and environment. The
expected development of the bodily self and sensory linkage from an intersubjective perspective are reviewed. Subsequently, sensory alterations in autism and their limiting effects on relationships with others and the world are analyzed. The aim is to integrate psychoanalysis with contributions from neuroscience. Finally, ideas are outlined about sensorialities and social, historical, and cultural context.