On March 23, 2024 took place the 3rd CERA´s meeting at the Palais des Congrès de Paris Versailles in Issy-les-Moulineaux under the title «Autism for all? ».

We were pleased to welcome 530 people for clinical and theoretical works, as well as the intense testimonies of Mireille Battut, the president of “La main à l’oreille” and Anne-Cécile Nackaerts who participated in Déborah Allio’s book on Briac, her autistic son[1]. He highlighted, in particular, the very elaborate language skills that an autistic subject showed, handling secrecy and insult in a particular way, even though he had great difficulties of socialization and precarious academic achievements. The discussions showed how autistic subjects are determined workers to improve their relationship with the world and to regulate better the enjoyment that invades them. The discussions showed how autistic subjects are determined workers to improve their relationship with the world and to regulate better the enjoyment that invades them. At the beginning of the afternoon, were presented the research work of Éric Laurent, which focused on «the no-réson and topology in autism» and Jean-Claude Maleval. The contribution of the latter, on the case of Albert Einstein, allowed through a solid argument that well illustrated the clinical rigor of the analytical approach, to refute his supposed autism regularly repeated on social networks. Jean-Claude Maleval’s text was read, just as he had proposed, since a case of force majeure deprived us of his presence at the last moment. Yves-Claude Stavy agreed to replace him for a profitable discussion of the two texts.

Introduced by the president of the ECF, Anaëlle Lebovits-Quenehen, who gave a strong political perspective to our orientation, the meeting concluded with a few words from Jérôme Lecaux, director of CERA and of this meeting.

A new appointment has already been set for the 4th edition in 2026. CERA mornings continue at ECF Headquarters (transmitted by Zoom upon registration).

Jérôme Lecaux

[1] ALLIO D. : Attention a peur ! – Conversations avec la famille d’un jeune autiste, Imago, 2023