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	<title>CYNTHIA J. PATTON &#187; Puberty</title>
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		<title>Pot or Not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I conducted my research on the various medications used to treat (or not treat) autism, I asked our Regional Center case manager for her opinion. We were sitting at my kitchen table, having our annual meeting to discuss my &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/04/pot-or-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More Cha&#8230;cha&#8230;changes, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Christopher and I were settling into our new relationship, I had a tough decision to make. After fighting for 18 months to secure applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy for my daughter, Katie, I was now struggling with how to &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/more-cha-cha-changes-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Happens at Camp Arroyo, Stays at Camp Arroyo, Year 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, my daughter Katie attended Camp Arroyo, which is where the Exceptional Needs Network (ENN) holds its summer camp for special needs children in conjunction with the Taylor Family Foundation. This was her third year. The camp may be &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/08/what-happens-at-camp-arroyo-stays-at-camp-arroyo-year-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Upside of Puberty</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/10/the-upside-of-puberty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This fall, my daughter and I are entering new territory. After a year or so of nonstop growth, Katie is 5&#8217;1&#8243; (or was in August when I last measured her. By now, she&#8217;s probably even taller.) She has outgrown girl&#8217;s &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/10/the-upside-of-puberty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Perils of Puberty</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/09/the-perils-of-puberty-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2015 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t ignore it any longer. My eleven-year-old daughter Katie has entered puberty. My sweet, helpful little girl has been replaced with a crabby, mercurial pre-teen who litters the floor with discarded possessions, eats nonstop, snaps at me, argues about &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/09/the-perils-of-puberty-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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