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Author Archives: Cynthia J. Patton
Your Elusive Creative Genius
Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. This week we have Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Committed and Eat, Pray, Love, as well as other fiction and nonfiction books, who speaks about “Your Elusive Creative Genius.” And guess what? She thinks all … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Other Writers, Tuesdays with TED
Tagged Art, Creativity, Elizabeth Gilbert, Expectations, Fear, Genius, Memoir, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Tuesdays with TED
I’m always surprised when people tell me that they’ve never heard of TED — Ideas Worth Spreading. But for whatever reason, many people have never heard of the organization that hosts a variety of conferences, speakers, and events. Maybe it’s my … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, My Life, Tuesdays with TED
Tagged Acceptance, Art, Creativity, Limitations, Phil Hansen, Unplanned Life, Writing Life
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Thoughts on Inclusion
A friend with young children recently ranted a bit about how parents who don’t invite ALL the kindergarteners to their child’s birthday party are mean, crappy human beings. Now admittedly, I may have a different perspective than the average parent, … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, My Life
Tagged Autism, Change, Exclusion, Family, Fear, Secrets, Unplanned Life
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It’s Summertime!
It’s summer break and Katie only gets one week off before summer school begins. So we are taking the week off to relax and enjoy some fun activities, like the Alameda County Fair. I am probably begging for mercy as … Continue reading
Story Accepted for Publication
This has been an exciting week for me! In addition to producing and hosting my first Storied Nights: An Evening of Spoken Word as part of the City’s Art Happens program, I learned that one of my stories has been … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, Memoir, Parenting, Special Needs, Speech Delay, Writing Life
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Comments That Drive Me Crazy #5
People can say some really insensitive things when confronted with autism. At first these comments offended me, but over time I’ve begun to see the humor in them. So I started a collection, along with the sarcastic responses that I … Continue reading
Change Happens in Threes
Just when I thought there was more than enough change at work in my life, another opportunity arises, bringing with it still more change. Two weeks ago, the Chair of the Livermore Commission for the Arts asked me to host … Continue reading
I’m a Nonprofit Girl At Heart
Last week I announced that I was gearing up to launch my own special needs law firm, something I never thought I would do. In that post, I mentioned that I was also launching a nonprofit. As many of you … Continue reading
Glitter in the Air
I’ve been thinking about how to write this post for a long time. I couldn’t find the words to explain what I wanted to express, and that’s not always an easy thing for a writer to admit. Then last week … Continue reading
Posted in My Life, News
Tagged Advocacy, Expectations, Legal, Special Needs, Transitions, Unplanned Life
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A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
Happy Independence Day! I’ve been thinking a lot about inclusion the past couple of weeks and the main reason has to do with a photo, a photo that isn’t of me, or my daughter Katie, or even of a child … Continue reading →