Resumo: INTRODUCTION: This research consists of a narrative literature review (RNL), in Brazilian bibliographical productions, with the objective of raising the diagnostic criteria, describing the etiology and the framework of the psychoanalytic orientation for autism, currently conceptualized as Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), in Brazilian bibliographical productions, with the objective of raising the diagnostic criteria, describing the etiology and the main forms of psychoanalytic treatment for the Autism Spectrum Disorder. REVIEW: 3 databases were consulted BVS (Virtual Health Library), LILACS and GOOGLE SCHOLAR, 9 articles and a book were selected to compose the study sample. The criterion for choosing the material consisted of objectively addressing the applicability of the psychoanalytic approach as a treatment tool. DISCUSSION: Evidence demonstrates the breadth of analytical school techniques that favor the establishment of bonding, social interaction, and restore drive articulation. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: As a result of the research, it is concluded that the psychoanalytic clinic is committed to going beyond the spectral approach, addressing the autistic child as a subject, and not as an object to be normalized. Keywords: clinic, psychoanalysis, autistic spectrum disorder. Expandir Resumo Acessar Texto Completo

Resumo: Este artigo busca marcar uma diferenciação entre a pesquisa em psicanálise e a pesquisa nas ciências naturais. Como se qualificam o objeto de estudo, a fundamentação teórica e a metodologia de pesquisa no campo da psicanálise em comparação com outros campos das ciências naturais. Observa-se que a diferença não se limita ao campo da pesquisa, mas também em concepções diversas sobre o conceito de saúde mental e suas respectivas medidas terapêuticas. Expandir Resumo Acessar Texto Completo