Inclusion of students with autism in mainstream primary schools. An Italian study on teachers’ and educators’ perspectives
Paola Molteni, Ilaria Folci, Luigi d’Alonzo
This paper will present and explain the study, which investigated teachers’ and educators’ perspectives on inclusion of students with autism in mainstream primary schools located in the Northern Italian area of Monza and Brianza. This study is part of a wider European Erasmus Plus project named «Transform Autism Education», which lasts three years. The main goal of the study is to investigate teachers’ and educators’ views and opinions on the inclusion of students with autism, with a specific focus on training experience and needs.
Keywords
Autism, school inclusion, mainstream primary school, Transforming Autism Education.