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Author and Autism Advocate Jennifer Cook: What Her Tiny Semi-Colon Tattoo Means

Author and Autism Advocate Jennifer Cook has a tiny tattoo of a semi-colon on the inside of her left wrist. Sure, she has an odd love of punctuation but what the tattoo symbolizes is the fact that no matter how hard things are going, her story is not over ... there is more to come. "You never know what's on the next page, no matter what has come before that, but the best part is that you get to be the author," she says.

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Jennifer Cook

Author and Autism Advocate Jennifer Cook (formerly O’Toole) was identified as being on the spectrum in 2011. An autism advocate, she is the author of nine bestselling books, available in six languages — including the foundational The Asperkids (Secret) Book of Social Rules, the groundbreaking memoir Autism in Heels, and the children’s book My Friend Julia: A Sesame Street Book About Autism.

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