Hercules, autism and classical myth: a meeting over time

Prof Katarzyna Marciniak has a new book out on ancient Greek and Roman myth - and it includes a section that mentions my autism and myth resources.  I'm including the text here - it's in Polish, and I think that the title might be translated as Greek and Roman Mythology: Meetings over Time.

It comes with a photo that captured a key moment in the development of my project - and a meeting at an apt time (apologies for the pun...).

This was in May 2017. The picture shows me engaged in enthusiastic conversation in with Dr Edoardo Pecchini over our shared interest in Hercules and autism. We had earlier that day both presented papers on Hercules and autism at the conference Our Mythical Hope: Edoardo as a psychiatrist who uses classical myth with his patients to promote their mental health, and myself as a classicist aiming to work with practitioners.

Our papers were given in the Ballroom of the Tyszkiewicz-Potocki Palace at the University of Warsaw. The conversation that got snapped here was on the staircase of the Palace, beneath 'Hercules.'

I look forward to seeing Edoardo again next month, in May 2019, to discuss our ongoing projects and the potential for collaboration.