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		<title>#MeToo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is it just me? I&#8217;m feeling triggered (and then triggered again) on a daily—no, constant—basis by what seems like hourly revelations of sexual impropriety in the workplace. Part of me wants to look away. But part of me insists, no, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/11/metoo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Myth of &#8220;Just Words&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hate. American chose hate. I am still grappling with this outcome, still feel as if one day I will wake from a bad dream. Except this isn&#8217;t a dream. Donald Trump has just been inaugurated so our collective nightmare won&#8217;t &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/the-myth-of-just-words/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just When I Thought It Couldn&#8217;t Get Worse, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/05/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-worse-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2016 14:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After Katie broke the wooden office supply organizer, she pretty much lost it, throwing pieces of wood and handfuls of office supplies. Caroline handed Katie a garbage bag and instructed her to clean up the mess. I could tell that &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/05/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-worse-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Just When I Thought It Couldn&#8217;t Get Worse, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/05/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-worse-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 14:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter Katie&#8217;s truce with Caroline was short-lived. Just a few days after spring break, we began having tantrums and random acts of property destruction that quickly escalated. Then came the fateful day that, for me (and I suspect Caroline), &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/05/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-worse-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Storm Clouds on the Horizon</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/03/storm-clouds-on-the-horizon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My daughter’s interim in-home school program has finally begun. Although we can’t call it school because the word causes Katie to have an extended anxiety attack. Despite more than a six-week break, she continues to obsess about not returning to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/03/storm-clouds-on-the-horizon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Always Something</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2016 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Annie Sullivan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past fall my daughter transferred back into our home school district. It’s a place that for whatever reason seems unable or unwilling to meet Katie’s needs. So now both she and I are in the throes of yet another &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/03/its-always-something/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second Guest Post on Monday Coffee</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/04/second-guest-post-on-monday-coffee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2015 22:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The multi-talented Liz Whiteacre asked me to do another guest post for the Monday Coffee and Other Stories of Mothering Children with Special Needs website and blog. If you remember, I had a story published in the Monday Coffee anthology back in &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/04/second-guest-post-on-monday-coffee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of a Thumb</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/02/the-importance-of-a-thumb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t been here for over a month because back in December 2014, I managed to get a nasty infection in my right thumb. How? I’m not sure. Was it the crab I cracked (and scratched myself with)? Was it &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/02/the-importance-of-a-thumb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How The Worst Moments in Our Lives Make Us Who We Are</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/how-the-worst-moments-in-our-lives-make-us-who-we-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have writer Andrew Solomon. Solomon writes about politics, culture, and psychology and has spent his career telling stories of the hardships of others. His 2012 book, Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/10/how-the-worst-moments-in-our-lives-make-us-who-we-are/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Meltdown, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/07/anatomy-of-a-meltdown-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2014 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I’ve been busy launching Autism A to Z and the Whistlestop Writers Open Mic, some of my friends have been tackling their own exciting projects. Sharon, for example, has long had a dream to build a labyrinth and lead &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/07/anatomy-of-a-meltdown-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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