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OBJECTIVES
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Luxembourg’s Specific Situation
- small country
- high immigration
- multilingual population
- multicultural population
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Current services for individuals with ASD in Luxembourg
History
• No specific services before 1981
Early
Diagnosis Education
Biomedical Intervention
Parents training
What do schools need?
• Case study from questionnaire from
teachers (2008)
• Identification of training needs
• Differences in perception between trainer
and teachers
Staff questionnaire
20 responses
• Behaviour/Classroom
management (11) • Specialized support within
• Role of class teacher (10) school (7)
• Families (10) • Communication aids (7)
• Classroom modifications (9) • Peer support (6)
• Social Skills Training (9) • Role of classroom assistant(6)
• Social Stories (9) • Role of specialists (5)
• Screening/Diagnosis (7)
• Structured teaching (7)
Some interpretations of questionnaire
• Social interaction
• Language - verbal and non-
verbal
• Imagination/restricted activities
* Sensory difficulties
Comorbidity
Autism
Language disorder
STRENGTHS!!
Savant skills
Attention to detail
Systematic thinking
Visual
Prodigious rote memories
Musical
Factual
Wider
range of
children
Reality
Support
Modifications for staff
teachers
Learning
styles
Conclusions