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This article describes several months of the treatment of a three-year-old boy, Jonathan, with pervasive developmental disorders. This experience using psychomotor therapy reveals his difficulties from a psycho-dynamic position. These troubles are centered on the body image and corporal anxieties. Two of Jonathan’s most frequent object manipulations illustrate this clinical experience: those with balloons and markers. The text also explains the therapeutic process aimed at accompanying and supporting Jonathan in the restructuring of his body ego. Psychomotor therapy is based on the verbalization of the child’s manipulations. The recognition of our own feelings during this experience is at the heart of the therapeutic process. The goal is to lead the child toward a consciousness of himself and of the "other" in a relationship that is secure and differentiated.