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autism, education, inclusive education, social skills, inclusion, disability studies, family dynamics

Countries

Luxembourg

Biography

Ms. Franco obtained her PhD in Psychology, while working at the Institute for Health and Behaviour within the Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences of the University of Luxembourg.

Ms. Franco studied psychology at the University of Luxembourg and completed exchanges at the University of Québec-Chicoutimi (Canada) and the University of Bamberg (Germany). In 2020 she completed her Master of Science degree in Psychology with a focus on psychological intervention.

While completing her studies at the University of Luxembourg, she started working freelance with autistic minors and gained training and experience in different therapeutic techniques which inspired her for her scientific research.

In September 2020, she started her Ph.D. studies under the supervision of Dr. Andreia Costa, in which she explored the relationships between social skills, emotional ability, multilingualism, and parental well-being in autistic children in Luxembourg. Simultaneously she contributed to the project: Academic Success in Autism: The impact of emotions and multilingualism (ASA).

Ms. Franco obtained her degree as "Docteur en Psychologie" in October 2024 and is employed as clinical psychologist by the Centre Hospitalier Neuro-Psychiatrique au Luxembourg since September 2024.

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Employment (8)

Centre Hospitalier Neuro-Psychiatrique au Luxembourg: Ettelbruck, LU

2024-09-15 to present | Clinical Psychologist
Employment
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Maïte Franco

University of Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette, LU

2020-09-01 to 2024-08-31 | PhD candidate (Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences)
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Freelance: confidential, LU

2018-12 to 2020-08 | Therapeutic work with a young adolescent with ASD – atypical autism
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Université du Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, LU

2019-05 to 2019-12 | Student assistant at the administration of the Bachelor in Psychology
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Centre Hospitalier Neuro-Psychiatrique: Ettelbruck, Luxembourg, LU

2018-07 to 2018-09 | Internship of 3 months at the neuropsychological service and the services of the forensic department
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Freelance: confidential, LU

2017-12 to 2018-06 | Therapeutic work with a young child with ASD – severe autism
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Université du Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, LU

2016-09 to 2017-07 | Student assistant at the European Migration Network (EMN) (European Migration Network)
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg: Luxembourg, LU

2016-08 to 2016-09 | Internship of 6 weeks in the outpatient palliative care team
Employment
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Maïte Franco

Education and qualifications (5)

Université du Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, LU

2020-09 to 2024-10-23 | Philosophiae Doctor in Psychology (Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (DBCS))
Education
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Maïte Franco

Université du Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, LU

2018-09 to 2020-07 | Master of Science in Psychology (psychological intervention track)
Education
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Maïte Franco

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg: Bamberg, Bayern, DE

2018-10 to 2019-03 | Master of Science in Psychology
Education
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Maïte Franco

Université du Luxembourg: Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, LU

2014-09 to 2018-07 | Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Education
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Maïte Franco

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: Saguenay, Quebec, CA

2016-01 to 2016-04 | Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Education
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Maïte Franco

Professional activities (5)

Société Luxembourgeoise de Psychologie SLP: Luxembourg, LU

2020 to present | Professional membership
Membership
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Maïte Franco

Luxembourg Educational Research Association (LuxERA): Esch-sur-Alzette, LU

2020 to 2024 | Professional membership
Membership
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Maïte Franco

International Society for Research on Emotion: Washington, Washington, D.C., US

2022 to 2023 | Professional membership
Membership
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Maïte Franco

International Society for Autism Research: Kansas City, MO, US

2020 to 2023 | Student Member
Membership
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Maïte Franco

International Society for Autism Research: Kansas City, MO, US

2021 | The INSAR Student and Trainee Award
Distinction
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Maïte Franco

Funding (1)

INSAR Student and Trainee Award 2021

Award
International Society for Autism Research (Kansas City, Missouri, US)
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Maïte Franco

Works (22)

Autism: Relations Between Multilingualism, Socio-Emotional Ability, Parental Well-Being, and Family Interaction

2026 | Dissertation or Thesis | Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

Correction: Should Parents Only Use One Language with Their Autistic Children? The Relations between Multilingualism, Children‘s Social Skills, and Parent-Child Communication

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06465-5
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia P. Costa
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Language(s) in Autism: Adult Children- and Parent-Reports on the Relationship between Language Use, Family Functioning, and Mental Health

2024-09-02 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4983768/v1
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia P. Costa
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The Interrelation between Autistic Children’s Socio-Emotional Skills, Parent Mental Health, and the Parent-Child Relationship

2024-09-02 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4983529/v1
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia P. Costa
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Should Parents Only Use One Language with Their Autistic Children? The Relations Between Multilingualism, Children‘s Social Skills, and Parent-Child Communication

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
2024-05-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-024-06347-w
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia P. Costa
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The Interrelation between Language, Socio-emotional Skills, and Parent-child Relationship on Academic Performance in Autism

The Luxembourg Educational Research Association (LuxERA) Conference
2023-11-09 | Conference paper | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

Multi-Perspective Research on the Interrelation Between Language, Socio-emotional Skills, and Parent-child Relationship on Academic Performance in Autism

European Conference on Educational Research (ECER) of the European Educational Research Association (EERA)
2023-08-23 | Conference paper | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The impact of language during an emotional eliciting situation on the cognitive performance of young autistic people

University of Luxembourg
2023-07 | Report | Supervision
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa; Arian Afroze Al Kabir; Tina Büchler; Diana dos Santos Trindade; Irena Hildebrand
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The Role of Language in Autism

Multilingualism and Multiliteracies at home and in educational settings
2023-06-06 | Lecture | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

Psychological Wellbeing in Parents

Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
2023-05-05 | Conference poster | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Lisa Marie Zeuch; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

Autistic children and their academic performance

Ph.D. Conference in Social Sciences
2022-11-24 | Conference poster | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The Interrelation between Language, Socio-Emotional Skills, and Parent-Child Relationship on Academic Performance in Autism

Emerging Researchers’ Conference (ERC) of the European Educational Research Association (EERA)
2022-08-22 | Conference paper | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa
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Maïte Franco

Raising a child with special needs

2022-07 | Dissertation or Thesis | Supervision
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Lisa Marie Zeuch; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The influence of language and emotions on the cognitive performance of children

University of Luxembourg
2022-07 | Report | Supervision
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa; Silvia Bulzacchi; Margot Ewen; Kim Häfner; Eline Liang
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

How Emotional Abilities are Linked to the Academic Performance of Autistic Adolescents

Conference of the International Society for Research on Emotion (ISRE)
2022-07-16 | Conference poster | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Lisa Morais Dos Reis; Andreia Costa
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Maïte Franco

Preliminary Results on the Role of Emotional Difficulties in the Academic Success of Autistic Adolescents

Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
2022-05-13 | Conference poster | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Lisa Morais Dos Reis; Andreia Costa
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The connection between Language, Emotion, and Cognitive Performance

University of Luxembourg
2022-01 | Report | Supervision
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa; Lea Büth; Fenja Degener; Zoe Schneider; Marie Sjöström; Laure Wagner; Zoé von Kraewel
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The Role of the Interrelation between Multilingualism, Social Skills, and Parent-Child Relationship on Academic Performance in Autism

Emerging Researchers’ Conference (ERC) of the Luxembourg Educational Research Association (LuxERA)
2021-11-11 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Georges Steffgen; Andreia Costa
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Maïte Franco

The impact of emotional abilities on the academic performance in adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder

2021-07 | Dissertation or Thesis | Supervision
Contributors: Lisa Morais Dos Reis; Andreia Costa; Maïte Franco
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

The impact of social skills on the academic success of adolescents with and without autism spectrum disorder

2021-07 | Dissertation or Thesis | Supervision
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa; Lea Solveig Hackenberg
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco

Social Skills in Multilingual Children on the Spectrum

Annual Meeting of the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
2021-05-03 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Georges Steffgen; Andreia Costa
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Maïte Franco

Social Skills in Multilingual Children with Autism

2020-07 | Dissertation or Thesis | Writing - original draft
Contributors: Maïte Franco; Andreia Costa; Georges Steffgen
Source: Self-asserted source
Maïte Franco
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