Autism and Classical Myth

Susan Deacy

Thursday, 2 April 2015

Classical myth and World Autism Awareness Day

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 Cellini, Perseus with head of Medusa, 1545 . Details below There is something about designated 'Days' to encourage...
Wednesday, 28 January 2015

Autism, empathy and dyspraxia

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The other day, a student said something to me that has both shaken up and transformed my understanding of both dyspraxia and autism. He sai...
Wednesday, 7 January 2015

End of Classics site and toolkit news

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Happy New Year! A couple of quick updates First: I've begun the process of pulling together my various blogging activities into a sin...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014

Chasing mythical beasts and other recent activites

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Here's a quick report on current and future activities that bear on this blog's topic.   First: I'm looking forward to the...
Tuesday, 21 October 2014

Disciplinary Co-action: Disability Studies and Classical Studies

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The Hyde Park Achilles/Wellington: a celebration of ancient warrior, or British military supremacy? Can Disability Studies inform a discu...
Wednesday, 11 June 2014

"It's all Greek to me": Why every Jack needs a giant - poster

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The HEA's   M onsters conference at which I presented the poster whose inception I've discussed previously in this blog has n...
Thursday, 17 April 2014

Matthew Norman, Chalotte Leslie, dyslexics and classicists

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Dyslexia and visual count I was taken aback earlier this week to read a piece in the Independent ( Voices , 14 April ) by Matthew Norm...
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Susan Deacy
London, United Kingdom
I am a classicist who researches and teaches ancient Greece, especially its mythmaking. This interest has led to various projects on deities and other personages and on what they meant in antiquity and what they have meant, and can mean, since then, including for autistic people. I have written several books, including one which presents a set of Hercules-themed activities for autistic children. For some of my initiatives, including around trying to diversify Classics, I won a National Teaching Fellowship (2015) and became a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2016). I hold several academic positions including at Bristol University where I'm currently Honorary Professor.
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