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Autism in Heels: The Untold Story of a Female Life on the Spectrum
Written by Jennifer Cook O'Toole
Narrated by Jennifer O'Toole
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This intimate memoir from one of autism's most prominent figures covers the author's own struggles and self-discovery and acts as inspiration to women all over the world.
Author
Jennifer Cook O'Toole
Jennifer O’Toole is an award-winning and bestselling author whose Asperkids series received the ASA's Outstanding Literary Work award. The winner of the Temple Grandin Award for Global Contributions, she sits on the professional panel of the Autism Society of America and is a go-to contributor to the girl-power site Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. Diagnosed with autism in 2011, she has three children on the spectrum and currently resides in North Carolina.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book gave me so many lightbulb moments about my life. After reading it I feel like I'm finally understood...even if it just by myself ☺️
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5What a great book made me feel a scene of comfort and apart of something special.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Life-changing. This book helped me in so many ways, and I believe will change the course of my life.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I couldn’t get past the narration to get the information I was looking for. I wish I could have, but it was so grating on me.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5inspiring story of self discovery. I feel I understand myself and other better