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Based on an encounter with a young autistic patient in a « Lieu de Vie et d’Accueil », I will discuss the clinical and, more broadly, relational issues raised by two postures: psychoanalytical interpretation – involving a gesture of knowledge – and being with – more akin to a relational ontology. Far from establishing a dichotomy between these two modalities, I want to explore how they can co-exist. How do they transform listening, and consequently clinical practice? Can being with be therapeutic? More broadly, how can we welcome minor subjectivities ? How can we support patients’ emancipation from the norm? Drawing on standpoint feminism theories and other perspectives, I hope to contribute to a praxis of care that encourages co-responsibility, curiosity, and connection with each other in order to support the emergence of the unique individuality of each subject.