Ada Stamatatou was born in Athens, Greece, where she studied classical ballet and rhythmic music at the professional dance school of Despina Grigoriadou. She is also certified teacher in the STOTT Pilates method.
She is an autism awareness and acceptance advocate, an open-water swimmer, and a marathon runner. In April 2024, after crossing the finish line of the Boston Marathon, she became the 7th Greek woman to earn the Abbott World Marathon Majors Six Star Finisher Medal.
Ada has spoken at TEDx University of Crete as part of the “Destinations” event with her talk “One More Kilometer.” In 2021, she was invited by the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to participate in a podcast marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
She is the author of the book Raising a Child with Autism (Memento Publications) and the children’s books What Is Different About Yiannis? Explaining Autism to Children and Yiannis Travels by Airplane (Metaixmio Publications).
In March 2024, in collaboration with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, she participated in The Hope Brigade campaign at WOW – Women of the World Festival, the world’s largest festival celebrating women and girls. Her portrait was featured in a public photo exhibition across Athens Metro stations, highlighting women who are driving positive change and social progress.
In March 2026, she participated in a WOW Athens panel discussion titled “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child. What Happens When the Village Doesn’t Exist?”
Ada is the Founder and President of Race for Autism Gr, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting autism awareness through amateur sporting events and supporting the equal participation of neurodivergent individuals in sports across Greece.
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