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		<title>Once Again We Visit the Library</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/04/once-again-we-visit-the-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Library Week]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[April, as many of you know, is Autism Awareness Month and also National Poetry Month. These are both subjects that I am passionate about. So last fall, Paul, the person in charge of adult programming at the Livermore Library, and &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/04/once-again-we-visit-the-library/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Reflection on Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Across An Aqueous Moon: Travels in Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve been feeling tremendously grateful for the many amazing people and programs in my and my daughter&#8217;s lives. People and programs such as: Barb (reading tutor/educational consultant/mentor/friend); Melissa and Jennifer (sitters extraordinaire); Bella, Audrina, Jonah, and the other kids &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/04/a-reflection-on-gratitude/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Turning the Corner</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/turning-the-corner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Circus School]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Milestones]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sensory Integration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soma RPM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently it feels that my daughter and I have turned a corner, crossed some invisible line. Partly this is due to Katie&#8217;s placement at Open Mind School (OMS) and partly due to our use of the rapid prompting method (RPM). &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/03/turning-the-corner/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Myth of &#8220;Just Words&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/02/the-myth-of-just-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donald Trump]]></category>
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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>An Uncertain 2017</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/01/an-uncertain-2017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2016 Presidential Election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Election 2016]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Mind School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pandemic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rapid Prompting Method]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Single Parent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soma RPM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Special Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a grueling two months. First there was the election and it&#8217;s aftermath. An acquaintance called it similar to a pandemic: sudden, shocking, and widespread. It&#8217;s the best description I&#8217;ve heard so far, although I&#8217;d prefer an element of &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/01/an-uncertain-2017/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>School Update #1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/11/school-update-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hope]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four weeks ago, my daughter started at Open Mind School. So far, it’s been terrific, and every day I am more convinced that I made the correct decision when I placed Katie there. Here’s the message that I received after &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/11/school-update-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the Problem?</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/10/whats-the-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder, is the problem me? Other parents have special education horror stories, but no one has twisted tales of terror like mine and my daughter&#8217;s. Am I a bad parent? A poor advocate? But no, I have moved &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/10/whats-the-problem/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip to the Park</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/09/a-trip-to-the-park/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Autism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belonging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sorrow]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote awhile back about the downside of Facebook, and how sometimes—not always, just sometimes—I get sad when I think of all the things I probably will never be able to post about. Then my unplanned life zigs when I &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/09/a-trip-to-the-park/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Life of Quiet Desperation</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/09/a-life-of-quiet-desperation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2016 14:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, my brother Tom lived a life of quiet desperation. I saw it and recognized it in myself, recognized what I had seen years earlier in my father’s father. I think Mom saw it too, must have at least &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/09/a-life-of-quiet-desperation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Summer School Surprise</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/07/summer-school-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer school. What can I say about summer school? In a word: amazing. I’m serious. After three agonizing months of what can only be described as a horrible in-home &#8220;school&#8221; experience, summer school has blown my mind. Quite possibly, it &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2016/07/summer-school-surprise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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