Les Entretiens du CUIP : Jean-Christophe Coffin

Jean-Christophe Coffin presents the chapter "Noise and Oblivion: On the History of Autistic Children (1970-2020)" published in the collective work "Listening to Autistic Children: The Psychoanalytic Challenge," edited by Sébastien Ponnou (Champ social, 2025). Interview date: May 2026. THE 5 QUESTIONS posed by Laurent Gutierrez 1. Can you outline the main stages of your professional career? 2. Which authors particularly influenced your thinking during your training? 3. What was the intellectual and/or personal context in which you wrote this book? 4. What are the key ideas you hope to convey in your book? 5. What do you think should be done today to move things forward in line with your ideas?