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.

Adventures in Twitter Fiction
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Posted on April 1, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching Andrew Fitzgerald who is shaping new ways for Twitter and writers to work together. In the 1930s, broadcast radio introduced an entirely new form of storytelling; today, micro-blogging platforms like Twitter are … Continue reading →

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The Stories We Tell Ourselves
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Posted on March 25, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching film director Shekhar Kapur who asks where does creative inspiration spring from? He talks about the stories we tell ourselves and shares a powerful way to unleash your inner storyteller. Kapur, … Continue reading →

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Poems of War, Peace, Women, Power
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Posted on March 18, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching poet Suheir Hammad perform two spine-tingling spoken-word pieces: What I Will and break (clustered) — meditations on war and peace, on women and power. She blends the stories and sounds of … Continue reading →

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The Web As Art
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Posted on March 11, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching Brooklyn-based artist and computer scientist Jonathan Harris who collects stories: his own, strangers’, and stories collected from the internet, including his amazing project, We Feel Fine, which works to make sense of … Continue reading →

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Who Am I? Think Again
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Posted on March 4, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we’re watching conceptual artist Hetain Patel who asks: how do we decide who we are? Patel’s surprising performance, Be Like Water, plays with identity, language, and accent — and challenges you to think deeper than … Continue reading →

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Happiness in Body and Soul
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Posted on February 25, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we are watching writer and activist Eve Ensler who shares how a discussion about menopause with her friends led to talking about all sorts of sexual acts onstage, waging a global campaign to … Continue reading →

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The Poetry of Education
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Posted on February 18, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching spoken-word poet and activist Malcom London share his stirring poem about life on the front lines of high school. In “High School Training Ground,” London speaks of the “oceans of adolescence” who … Continue reading →

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The Illustrated Woman
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Posted on February 11, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching author and illustrator Maira Kalman who talks about her life and work, from her covers for The New Yorker to her books for children and grown-ups. She is as wonderful, wise, … Continue reading →

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Cloudy With A Chance of Joy
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Posted on February 4, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney who says you don’t need to plan an exotic trip to find creative inspiration. Just look up. As he shares photos of nature’s finest … Continue reading →

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The Danger of a Single Story
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Posted on January 28, 2014 by

Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we’re watching novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie who talks about how our lives and cultures are composed of many overlapping stories. Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice … Continue reading →

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