Thursday, 23 November 2023

On reading the review of my 2022 conference at Leicester by Emma Astra AKA The Disabled PhD Student

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A colleague got in touch recently to ask whether I knew about an article written about a visit I made to the University of Leicester last ye...
Tuesday, 21 November 2023

On getting to 'every crossroads' in Leicester on November 30th

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I'll be heading to one of my academic homes next week, the University of Leicester, to talk about two 'paths' in my autism-relat...
Sunday, 5 November 2023

What Would Hercules Do? On why the answer to this question is now imminent - my book is nearly out

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I write with news!  The book of lessons for autistic children that I have mentioned many times over the last few years is very nearly out. I...
Monday, 25 September 2023

Live blogging Hera's Terrible Trap in the Hopeless Heroes series where, TLDR, I'm half way through and taking a pause to process after some experiences to date of Medusa-receptions for young people

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I’m now about to start reading Hera’s Terrible Trap , the second book in the Hopeless Heroes series while blogging about it. Getting ready ...
Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Announcing Modern Argonauts, a hero for our times, and a 'proof of concept' to help young people deal with challenges of today

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I still recall the sense of excitement at the impending launch of Our Mythical Childhood ,  a five-year continents-wide quest to chart Class...
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Tuesday, 19 September 2023

ACCLAIM update including new member bios

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There's been quite a bit of activity in the ACCLAIM (Autism Connecting CLAssically Inspired Mythology) Network lately including with th...
Sunday, 17 September 2023

Here Comes Hercules - with me live blogging and finding the book as good as it was recommended to be with Hesiodic moments

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Around a year ago, I spent a very pleasant afternoon in the Ure Museum of Classical Antiquity with the members of the Reading branch of the ...