Un court-métrage sur le harcèlement scolaire : usage de la vidéo comme outil thérapeutique pour un adolescent autiste

Objectives

The therapeutic proposal of a video-making workshop demonstrates the relevance of video as a tool for accompanying autistic people in their understanding of situations of harassment and in alleviating the traumatic weight of this experience. The short film has also been the subject of preventive action within schools for young autistic people.

Method

A group of four autistic teenagers received in a medico-social service participated in the production of a short film on school bullying. The teenagers created the scenario with the support of three professionals. The case of Jaouen makes it possible to deploy clinical observations and therapeutic support oriented by Lacanian psychoanalysis.

Results

Knowledge of bullying situations was built through the scenes shot and viewed during the workshop. In addition, the traumatic aspect of bullying and the link to others and to language have changed for Jaouen, facilitating his inclusion in his school.

Discussion

The Lacanian psychoanalytical orientation made it possible to accompany Jaouen towards the construction of a living body, supported by a gradual letting go of his instinctual objects (voice and gaze) and by the support of a double. Learning about bullying is a first step, but there also needs to be a subjective effect to truly support the young person in his relationships with others.

Conclusion

Situations of school bullying require the collaboration of the various partners around young autistic people and their parents, but also a place of personal address welcoming the singular inventions of autistic people to reduce their anxieties.