This Twitter algorithm is a terrifyingly accurate representation of my head....slightly scared now.  

  Aye, cheers for that Chibbers.

  BOTD 1957 - the saviour of my turbulent teen years and beyond.  Marc Almond. And if you want to know why you can find out here .

  The latest issue of Autitude is here, illustrated and curated by my good self.  In this issue we have some insightful poetry, reflections, artwork and photography. Don't miss out, read and download the new edition here .    

Been a wee bit quiet of late, did a speech at the city chambers (got called 'inspirational' which was nice) and - more importantly - was away in London recording a commentary  for a short film regarding Autism in a medical setting from the 1950s so taken some time out to decompress. Anyway, taking that into account you can imagine my reaction to seeing this headline . 70 odd years on and the feeling toward us seems the same. Fuck me, it's depressing.

Discovered this little nugget whilst surfing the interweb t'other day when trying to find out if there was any actual difference between shaking a Martini and stirring it. You'd probably think it wouldn't really matter since you're just mixing the ingredients but scarily enough a study was recently conducted by The Department of Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario to determine if the preparation of a Martini had any influence on its antioxidant capacity. It turns out that t he study found that the shaken gin martinis were able to break down hydrogen peroxide and leave only 0.072% of the peroxide, while the stirred gin martini left 0.157%. Therefore a shaken Martini has more antioxidants than a stirred one.  Based on this information I've concluded that for James Bond to be able to notice a difference this small he must be a proper Autistic.  Thank you for listening.

Preliminary poster and flyer art for Paul Wady's upcoming Edinburgh Fringe show, Guerilla Autistics Year 9 - Eccentric!