[xmca] Vygotsky's meaning of autism

[Steve Gabosch <stevegabosch@me.com>]

Need some help. In T&S 2.2 p 62-66 and other places Vygotsky uses the  
terms autistic thinking, autistic function, autism.   He is not using  
these terms the way they are used today (autistic person, autistic  
spectrum, etc.)

He refers to Bleuler's proposal to call autistic thinking "unrealistic  
thinking" p 62.  On p 64 he speaks of Bleuler's question about how  
autistic thinking can direct the greater part of the mental life of  
many children after the age of two (e.g., in fantasy, daydreams, and  
play).  This provides an idea of what  Vygotsky, Bleuler, others were  
referring to.

What terms are used in psychology today - and in especially in CHAT -  
for this kind of thinking?

Thanks,
- Steve
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