What support do Luxembourg schools offer children with special educational needs, such as ADHD or autism?

Luxembourg's public schools aim to keep children with special educational needs in their regular class wherever possible. The official list of needs covered includes attention and autism spectrum disorder, alongside learning, language, socio-emotional, motor, sensory and intellectual needs.

Start with the class teacher and the school's educational team: they are your first point of contact. In primary school, support can include:

• adapted teaching and reasonable adjustments to how your child learns and is assessed
• a development and learning workshop
• help from the school's I-EBS, a teacher specialised in special educational needs, with an assistant (A-EBS) where needed
• the ESEB, the support team in each of the 15 regional primary directorates, which advises parents and teachers, supports pupils in class and can carry out a diagnosis within four weeks of school time at the inclusion commission's request

If the school's measures are not enough, you can contact the regional inclusion commission (CI). It explains the options and agrees an individualised support plan with you, reviewed every year, with a named contact person.

For specialised diagnosis, therapy or a specialised class, there are eight competence centres, including the CTSA for autism, the CDSE for socio-emotional development and the CDA for learning. The CI can refer you to the National Inclusion Commission (CNI) with your consent, or you can contact the CNI yourself. Parents can also ask a competence centre directly for advice.

In secondary school, each lycée has its own inclusion commission, and a separate commission (CAR) decides on reasonable accommodations. If you cannot find a solution with the school, the School Mediation Service can help.

Kannerlux also lists child psychologists and school support services if you want extra help outside school.