Editing Michael Fitzgerald - Books (section)

=== ''Freud on Trial: Psychotherapy Today'' (2020) ===
* '''Author:''' [[Michael Fitzgerald]]
* '''Publisher:''' Kindle e-book
* '''Year:''' 2020
* '''ASIN:''' B07Q5BHXVH

A short book in which Fitzgerald re-examines [[Sigmund Freud]]'s life and work, controversially arguing that Freud himself had [[Asperger's syndrome]].<ref name="amazon_freud">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Trial-Psychotherapy-Michael-Fitzgerald-ebook/dp/B07Q5BHXVH#:~:text=Freud%20On%20Trial%3A%20Psychotherapy%20Today,understanding%20this%20condition%2C%20it |title=Freud On Trial: Psychotherapy Today |publisher=Amazon |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref><ref name="academia_research">{{cite web |url=https://michaelfitzgerald.academia.edu/research#:~:text=Research%20,Autism |title=Research - Michael Fitzgerald |publisher=Academia.edu |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> Fitzgerald suggests that Freud's intensely analytical nature, narrow interests (e.g. his mono-focus on psychoanalysis), and interpersonal difficulties can be understood in the context of autism spectrum traits.

'''Individual diagnosed in this book:'''
* [[Sigmund Freud]] -- Fitzgerald postulates that Freud "had Asperger's Syndrome", and asserts that understanding Freud's autistic traits is key to understanding his development of psychoanalytic theory<ref name="amazon_freud" />