TOMMASO FRATINI, is currently an adjunct professor of Special Education at the University of Florence. He has a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Bologna. From 2011 to 2013 he had a research grant for Special Education at the University of Florence. His research focuses on social inclusion and affective processes in different types of disabilities, with a particular emphasis on Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Among his publications: Conoscere l’autismo: teorie, casi clinici, storie di vita (2016); Esclusione, emarginazione, integrazione sociale: nuove prospettive pedagogiche (2012).