- Frances Tustin
Frances Tustin (born in Northern England in 1913) was a pioneering psychotherapist renowned for her work with children with
autism in the 1950s. She became a teacher and began studyingpsychoanalysis in 1943 at theUniversity of London [ [http://www.frances-tustin-autism.org/ Frances Tustin ] ] .Following the war, in 1950 she began training as a psychotherapist at London's
Tavistock Clinic , which was chaired by pioneer in child development,John Bowlby .Dooga work at theJames Jackson Putnam Center which treated autistic children through what today is seen as behavior therapy and began to extensively study, research and write about autism in what are some of the earliest writings on the condition [ [http://www.frances-tustin-autism.org/ Frances Tustin ] ] .She returned to London and have book published in the sixties and published her first book "
Autism and Childhood Psychosis " in 1972 followed by several more books and numerous journal articles, translated worldwide, up until her death, at age 81, in 1990 [ [http://www.frances-tustin-autism.org/ Frances Tustin ] ] .Her contribution to the development of
psychoanalysis was recognized in 1984 by theBritish Psycho-Analytical Society , which awarded her the rare status of Honorary Affiliate Member [ [http://www.frances-tustin-autism.org/ Frances Tustin ] ] .The Frances Tustin Memorial Trust awards an annual prize for papers addressing the treatment of autistic states in children, adolescents or adults [ [http://www.frances-tustin-autism.org/ Frances Tustin ] ] .References
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* [http://www.frances-tustin-autism.org/] -
The Francis Tustin Trust , featuring the history of Frances Tustin and her life's work
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