Author Archives: Cynthia J. Patton

About Cynthia J. Patton

Writer, Editor, Advocate, Speaker, Special Needs Attorney, and Autism Mom. Also the Founder and Chairperson of Autism A to Z, a nonprofit providing resources and solutions for life on the spectrum.

In a Sky Full of Stars
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Posted on February 4, 2016 by

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the stars. Maybe it’s because the crowd funding campaign that I implemented for the Eastbay Astronomical Society (EAS) recently came to a successful conclusion. We raised more than $26,000 for Phase I of … Continue reading →

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IEP Woes
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Posted on January 28, 2016 by

It’s January, so that means it’s IEP month. (IEPs are individualized education plans for children with special needs.) Actually, this time around, the IEP madness started in December 2015. It’s a triennial year, so my daughter was subjected to lots … Continue reading →

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Pre-Sales Period Set for Across An Aqueous Moon
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Posted on January 24, 2016 by

Finishing Line Press will offer advance sales of my poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, from February 29 to April 29, 2016. You can order the book from the Finishing Line Press website or through me. More details on … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Start, Part 3
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Posted on January 21, 2016 by

Nate and I continued to play with furniture placement in the family room while I researched televisions. We moved the sofa along the long wall that had once housed the green faux-antique armoire. I liked it there, flanked with the … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Start, Part 2
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Posted on January 14, 2016 by

After a week of clearing out unwanted and unused junk from my home, I was ready to tackle Phase 2: cleaning and rearranging what was left. We started with the family room, where much of the changes were taking place. … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Start, Part 1
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Posted on January 7, 2016 by

There’s tremendous chaos in my home of late, but it’s chaos of a good sort. My parents gave me and each of my siblings a generous check for Christmas, and I decided to use the money to buy a new … Continue reading →

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Tentative Release Date Set for Across An Aqueous Moon
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Posted on January 3, 2016 by

I just learned that Finishing Line Press has set a tentative book release date of June 24, 2016. I’m sure it will slip a bit as we progress, but my poetry collection, Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism, is coming … Continue reading →

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It’s 2016!
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Posted on December 31, 2015 by

It’s 2016! How in the heck did that happen? Wishing you a peaceful, prosperous, gratitude-filled year. I’ll see you in a week with more of my Unplanned Life….

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Happy Holidays!
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Posted on December 24, 2015 by

Katie and I wish everyone a peaceful and relaxing holiday season.   I’ll be back in two weeks with more of my Unplanned Life….

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Christmas Crafts, Part 3
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Posted on December 17, 2015 by

Back by popular demand: my Christmas story, in three parts, which first appeared here in December 2011. It’s been updated a bit, but mostly it’s the same story that made readers laugh until they cried. Go on, read it again…. … Continue reading →

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