Fabrizio Acanfora

Writer & Trainer · Disability Studies, Critical Autism Studies & the Politics of Normalcy · Award-winning Author · Communicator · University Lecturer

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

The questions I work with tend to be the ones that matter most and get asked least: normalcy, productivity, the unspoken rules that decide who belongs and who doesn't. I'm an autistic writer, trainer, and consultant based in Barcelona, working at the intersection of Disability Studies, Critical Autism Studies, class, and the politics of inclusion. I have published six books – including the award-winning Eccentrico and Rompere il gioco – and my work has been anthologised and presented at literary festivals, universities, and international conferences across Europe. For over a decade, I have designed and delivered training programmes on neurodivergence, inclusive communication, and workplace inclusion for major Italian and international companies. I also lecture at the University of Barcelona (IL3) and LUMSA University in Rome. My approach is the same whether I'm writing a book or running a workshop: rigorous, direct, and uncomfortable when necessary.

Experience

  • Neurodiversity Advocate, Author, Blogger at www.fabrizioacanfora.eu
    2017 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

    I promote the inclusion of Diversity with a special emphasis on the importance of communication in D&I through blog posts, interviews with national newspaper, speeches, seminars, and conferences in schools, associations, and online platforms. I give training about neurodiversity and inclusion in the workplace I'm also the President of the Committee for equal rights of disabled students in conservatories and art academies and Vice President of the Association Neuropeculiar, for the self-representation and self-determination of autistics.

  • Freelance Writer at LUISS University Press
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Freelance Writer at effequ editrice
    Nov 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

    - Author of Eccentrico, an autobiographical essay on Asperger's syndrome and High functioning Autism, published by Effequ in November 2018 - Winner of the First Prize at the National Prize for Scientific Communication Giancarlo Dosi 2019

  • President at Neuropeculiar APS
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

  • Writing Contributor at Intersezionale
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos