Listening for Life

April 2

World Autism Awareness Day

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Pat Johnson
Apr 02, 2026
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I have seen and experienced the effects of autism in the lives of two people I love. The world is not always kind to those who are different, who think differently. To those who have autism, and to those who have raised children with autism, I share this poem I wrote years ago:

Dissonance a…

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