Autism and Classical Myth

Susan Deacy

Wednesday, 24 April 2024

Athena, being autistic and Dance Movement Therapy - and how these connected in Athens on International Autism Awareness Day 2024

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Over the past few years, I have put out postings on - and for - international autism day/week/month: sometimes whole series of postings. Her...
Sunday, 25 February 2024

What I'm doing blogging-wise as a fellow at Durham sharing my Adventures in the Palace Green concerning classics in 19th-century young people's culture

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I realise that I've been quiet on this blog for a month or so. Posts will come - especially now that my book is out , and the accompany...
Monday, 15 January 2024

Announcement: What would Hercules do IS OUT!

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One thing I love about blogging is the opportunity it gives to disseminate research while it is in progress. And for years now I have been s...
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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 ...
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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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