Alessandro Petrilli
Department of Neurological, Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Sciences of the Developmental Age University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, I
The author trace a 'psicoanalitical' history of disability, reconsidering Greek mythology as the necessary background to comprehend the psycological situation of the mothers of handicapped children: Ephestus as a prototype to reflect on disability, invalidity and chilhood handicap.
