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		<title>Won&#8217;t You Be My Neighbor?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My friend Nate and I recently went to see the movie, Won’t You Be My Neighbor? If you haven’t heard of the film, it’s a documentary on Fred Rogers (aka Mr. Rogers). Nate and I both grew up watching Mr. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/">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 3</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/05/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-worse-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without Caroline, there could be no &#8220;school.&#8221; We&#8217;d been given an afternoon off. It was unexpected, but I wasn&#8217;t about to complain. Neither was Katie. Free of the usual afternoon chaos, I went to my office and jumped on a &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/05/just-when-i-thought-it-couldnt-get-worse-part-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Slippery Legal Slope</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/a-slippery-legal-slope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2015 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kumaran Santhanam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawsuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marci Flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parul Agrawal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Robert Flowers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Clara County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A California lawsuit is working its way through the Santa Clara County court system that left me pretty much speechless when I learned of it. Two families are suing a third, claiming their autistic son is a public nuisance. At &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/a-slippery-legal-slope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Embracing Fire</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/learning-to-love-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aries]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Meyers-Briggs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pure-fume]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve written before that I&#8217;m an Aries, which is a fire sign, born in the Year of the Dragon (more fire). I&#8217;m also a rare INTJ in Meyers-Briggs terminology, which Newstrology converts to a dragon (still more fire). Could the &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2015/10/learning-to-love-fire/">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>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[50th Birthday]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Solomon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Identity]]></category>
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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>Once Upon a Time, My Mother&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/08/once-upon-a-time-my-mother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carmen Agra Deedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cuba]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have storyteller and children&#8217;s book author Carmen Agra Deedy. She talks about the art of storytelling and spins a funny, wise, and luminous tale of parents and kids, starring her Cuban mother. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/08/once-upon-a-time-my-mother/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Live For Your Resume &#8230; Or Your Eulogy?</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/07/should-you-live-for-your-resume-or-your-eulogy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2014 14:00:02 +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 and New York Times columnist David Brooks. He is the author of Bobos in Paradise, On Paradise Drive, and the narrative of neuroscience, The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/07/should-you-live-for-your-resume-or-your-eulogy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Meltdown, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/07/anatomy-of-a-meltdown-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2014 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After my daughter’s food throwing meltdown at the Vietnamese restaurant (read Part 1 here), we headed straight for the park. Katie swung hard for 20 minutes, then took off her shoes and practically rolled in the sand. Then her shoes &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/07/anatomy-of-a-meltdown-part-2/">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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		<title>The Link Between Vulnerabilty and Creativity</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/05/the-link-between-vulnerabilty-and-creativity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to another Tuesday with TED. Today we have Dr. Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work where she has spent the past ten years studying courage, shame, and authenticity. Brené states that &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2014/05/the-link-between-vulnerabilty-and-creativity/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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