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ZOOM: Let’s talk about your
new book, Sisterhood of the Spectrum. You have mentioned that
while you love all the Asperkids
books, Sisterhood is special.
What is it about this book that
truly makes your heart sing?
JENNIFER: Three years and
six books, well, Sisterhood is
number six. It has been such an
adventure, and I am very aware
that this is an incredibly rare
experience. At the beginning of
all this, when people told me I
should write a book, I remember saying, “Do you think anyone would read it?” Maybe it’s
my mind blindness, but I truly
was unaware of the kind of
impact those other books could
have and what they would
become. Because, come on, how
many of us actually think, “My
thoughts are so special that I
should share them!” I honestly
had no clue what others needed
and wanted to know from me.
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But with Sisterhood, I am fully
aware of what it can do before
it even goes out. I truly understand what messages need to
be shared. I am a woman on the
spectrum. I am raising a daughter on the spectrum. That makes
this personal, and I share my
own experiences and my many
mistakes – no, not mistakes,
lessons learned. And, believe
me, I have learned a lot of lessons. This book is about letting
girls know they are unique and
beautiful and loveable just the
way they are.
Oprah once said that after 25
years on TV and millions of
people interviewed, the one
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Jennifer’s Sisterhood of the Spectrum is being released April 21st.