Autism and Classical Myth

Susan Deacy

Friday, 26 July 2019

What I'll be doing in Cardiff next week and why it might inform activities for autistic children

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Next week, I shall be gathering in one of the libraries at Cardiff University along with a group of other academics interested in making ...
Wednesday, 17 July 2019

A curriculum for all, autistic imaginations and a bit of Percy Jackson - notes from "Engagement for All in the History Classroom"

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A week ago today, I was on my way to Liverpool – to take part in a one-day conference around creating a curriculum 'for all' at Joh...
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Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Best... panel... ever: gendering classical myth for children, including using Hercules - at FIEC 2019

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L-R: Sonya Nevin, Lisa Maurice (organiser), me, Deborah Roberts (chair), Robin Diver The photo that heads this posting shows myself, ...
Wednesday, 3 July 2019

Hercules: Why I'm making him the subject of activities for autistic girls

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Hercules choosing - drawing by Steve Simons Nothing is ever straightforward when it comes to Heracles/Hercules who, as it has often be...
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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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