Hope Santa is good to you all!

It's my birthday on Tuesday and bizarrely I not only share it with Joe D'Amato but with Bob Todd too. This makes sense of so many things.

  Recently purchased a drawing tablet (check me!) as I only ever use pen and ink - been using the same pens since art school! - so have been playing around and here's my first attempt.  Drawn in pencil, inked and coloured on/with my tablet.....be kind!  

 Just received my copy of the Twins Trust Multiple Matters magazine featuring my Twins and Autism article which is nice! Enjoy the full (uncut - I tend to ramble) version below.       Hi everyone! Your illustrious editor has asked me to pen a few words for this issue regarding twins and autism – or Autistic twins if you like. Now before you quickly flick the page thinking “Gawd this’ll be a wee bit depressing/preachy” (delete as applicable) let me just alleviate your fears by pointing out that unlike most Autistic overviews that seem to concentrate on the differences and struggles parents of autistic kids seem to have when interacting with their brood this’ll be a wee bit different. You see out of the 5 folk living in our house, 4 of us are on ‘ver spectrum’ - as the cool kids call it. So if anything that mysterious Autistic mindset I keep reading about is actually the norm around here. Yup, to us it’s everyone else who is a wee bit odd.    

Got a friend who's been recently diagnosed? Friend got a child who's been recently diagnosed? Want to show support and not sound like a massive cock? If so you're in luck as here is a handy print out guide as to what NOT to say in relation to autism. Or to someone who's autistic. You're welcome Andrew.     "I've read a thing on the internet so I am right!"       1. “Don’t worry, we're all a little Autistic.” No.  Just no. At last count we make up around 1.5% of the population. ....it's like announcing that "We're all a little bit pregnant" to someone expecting a baby or "We're all a little bit wobbly on our feet!" to someone in a wheelchair. I mean, if we were all a little bit Autistic we wouldn't have to fight for everything would we? Yes I understand that folk maybe say it from a good place but here's a thing, engage your brain before you open your mouth. And don't think that by replying with "It

  As you might remember during lockdown , as a wee change from drawing monsters and the like, Rho persuaded me to start drawing the birds that visited our garden (and an owl because, reasons).