per:spectrum
early intervention in autism
consultancy, supervision & training
Online resources for families and professionals
supporting young autistic children aged 0–6.
per:spectrum (lat. "for diversity")
offers specialist online consultancy, supervision and training for professionals supporting young autistic children and their families, alongside parent and family consultations.
My work is grounded in relational, developmental, strength-based and neuroaffirmative early intervention approaches, with a particular focus on video-based reflection, parent-mediated support, reciprocal play and the emotional quality of early interactions.
Building on more than 30 years of experience across education, therapy and mental health settings in the UK, Switzerland and wider Europe, my current professional focus is the development of accessible remote and blended models of early autism support. This includes live coaching, video intervention, and the careful adaptation of established clinical methodologies for telemedicine-informed practice.
This body of work also informs the development of AMICA, a planned UK-based social innovation in remote, parent-mediated early autism support.
professionals, teams & institutions
consultancy
Consultations for professionals, teams and institutions supporting young autistic children and their families in pedagogical, therapeutic or early intervention contexts.
supervision
Supervision for clinicians, therapists and practitioners working in early autism support, parent guidance, video intervention and relational family-centred practice.
seminars & workshops
Seminars and workshops for early years practitioners and interdisciplinary teams supporting young autistic children and their families, covering key themes in autism, development, play and family support.
AMICA - Training
AMICA training is currently in development. It will introduce professionals to live remote parent coaching, combining video link, discreet earpiece support and video reflection to support parent-child play, communication and shared attention.
parents & families
online consultation for parents
I offer online consultations for families with young autistic children, from infancy to around six years of age.
The support can take different forms, depending on what your family needs. This may include parent consultations, individual coaching, video-based reflection, group sessions, or more specific intervention approaches such as PACT and AMICA play coaching.
Together, we look carefully at everyday situations that may raise questions, create uncertainty, or lead to conflict. This may include play, communication, routines, transitions, mealtimes, or moments of emotional overwhelm. The aim is to understand your child and family context more deeply, and to find practical, respectful and developmentally helpful ways forward.
Each consultation is tailored to your family’s particular questions, hopes and needs.
I look forward to getting to know you.
about me
Nicolas Krueckeberg MA
For more than 30 years, I have worked with children, families and professionals across education, therapy, child and adolescent mental health, autism services and early intervention.
Since 2006, I have specialised in autism-specific early intervention, studying and working in therapy centres in the UK, Israel and Switzerland. Between 2010 and 2020, I was part of the team that established the FIAS Therapy Centre for Early Intervention in Autism at the University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, Switzerland.
In 2021, I founded per:spectrum as an independent specialist consultancy. My work brings together systemic and psychoanalytically informed thinking, Video Intervention Therapy, parent-mediated coaching, reciprocal play therapy, reflective supervision, and a careful focus on the observation and analysis of early interaction.
My main area of specialism lies in supporting interactional play, communication and affect regulation within the parent-child relationship. I am particularly interested in how parents, caregivers and professionals can be helped to notice, understand and respond to a young child’s initiatives in ways that foster connection, communication and shared attention, while also strengthening their own self-efficacy and confidence in play.
In recent years, I have worked with the FIAS Therapy Centre in Basel to adapt its established early intervention methodology for remote and blended delivery. This included senior consultancy work around telemedicine, remote video-based intervention and live coaching methods..
This experience has become an important foundation for my current work on accessible, high-quality online family support and remote early intervention pathways.
endorsements & references
Dr. Hanna A. Alonim
Expert in Infant Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Mifne Center
Early Intervention in the Treatment of Autism for the Infant and the Family
Rosh Pinna, Israel
In 2009, at a meeting we held in Switzerland to select therapists, a young man, who came from England, stood out. Something in his eyes revealed Live Company. Of course, he was chosen to undergo training at the Mifne Center in Israel and later in Switzerland.
The processes that Nicolas has gone through in the years since, both personal, and professional, are most impressive.
The art of therapy is examined, among other things, by the therapists’ ability to apply theory into practice, within his own family as well. The journey that Nicolas recently undertook together with his family is admirable!
I have no doubt that his analytical therapeutic capabilities, his observation skills and insightfulness will support anyone who needs it!
The bond that has been formed between him and me is precious to me and reaches across continents.
Prof. em. Dr. Klaus Schmeck
University of Basel Switzerland
With his professional consultancy per:spectrum, Nicolas Krueckeberg combines three central aspects in a remarkable way:
- an excellent clinical expertise in working with children on the autism spectrum and their families
- a pronounced humanistic attitude, evident in all his services, and
- a very innovative approach, that uses current advances in technology to make his services widely available, which also contributes to an overall parity in the accessibility of healthcare provisions.
Based on these foundations, Nicolas Krückeberg will lead per:spectrum to success.
Dr. George Downing
International Institute of Video Intervention Therapy
Paris, France
"Nicolas Krückeberg knows a great deal about autism. He has had years of experience dealing with families with autistic children.
Other professionals and families can certainly profit from his admirable expertise."
PD Dr. med. Evelyn Herbrecht
Chief Physician and Deputy Director, Clinic for Children and Adolescents
Head of Polyclinic / Autism Unit / FIAS Therapy Centre
University Psychiatric Clinics, Basel, Switzerland
Whilst working with Nicolas Krueckeberg at the FIAS Therapy Centre, I have come to value his expertise, dedication, and innovative approach to early autism intervention. As an external consultant, he has played a key role in expanding our early intervention programme by integrating telemedicine solutions, including remote video-based intervention and real-time Bug-In-Ear feedback. These digital methodologies have enhanced our therapeutic work and provided valuable support to families. Nicolas’s commitment to developing innovative, accessible, and high-quality online solutions aligns with our mission at the University Clinics, and I am confident that he will continue to make a meaningful impact in the field of early autism intervention.