Pietro Cirrincione Biography

Born on 08/08/1971 in Italy

I’m on the autism spectrum, board member and former vice-president of Autism-Europe (AE), actively participating in several European projects.

I’m board member of EDF since 2022 and I participate to the Information and Communication Technologies Expert Group of EDF and to EDPD and EPPD conferences on behalf of AE since 2010.

I was an invited expert for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in Accessibility Guidelines Working Group (AG WG) and Cognitive and Learning Disabilities Accessibility Task Force for WCAG 2.1.

At the EU level, I’m external expert for EU pilot projects and preparatory actions (PPs & PAs) for European Commission – DG for Communications Networks, Content and Technology – Funding & tender opportunities; lay member representative for autism spectrum in EMA (European Medicine Agency) and member of the pool of experts for IMI (Innovative Medicine Initiative) highlighting the social model of disability and the ethics of medicine.

I’m a co-author of a scientific article about autism research published on Cell in 2023 and a systematic review of the assessments tools for Quality of Life in 2024.

In Italy I’m vice-president of Gruppo Asperger, a national association promoting the rights of people on the autism spectrum, and I participate to FISH (member of the Italian Disability Forum).

I promote sport inclusion through Romulea Autistic Football Club, an inclusive mixed community amateur football sport club of people on and out of the autism spectrum, and by a project of inclusion in athletics (Atletica Roma Acquacetosa).

I participate to the National Observatory of people who experience Disabilities – Presidency of the Council of Ministers writing the Three-year Action Plan for the promotion of the rights and inclusion of people who experience Disabilities in Italy.

I’m a lay member in the panel of the Higher Health Institute writing the Italian Scientific Guidelines for adults on the autism spectrum and I was in the panel for organizing the project of life based on quality of life by autism public services.

My profession is computer science expert, I work for African embassies and I was member of LEM (a cooperative for work education made by people on the autism spectrum).

In the past I was member of an international voluntary human rights organization and I carried out projects in Europe, Africa and Latin America.

Autism-Europe was a founder of EDF and also vice-president of EDF with Donata Vivanti, so I apply for a second mandate bringing all my experience, constant commitment and motivation representing AE mission for human rights.