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"  Today&amp;#039;s book review is from reader Amy Currie. She read Saving Max by Antoinette van Heugten:  Author Antoinette van Heugten knows firsthand the challenges and struggles of parenting a child with autism: a mother of three, her son and stepson are both autistic. Her new thriller, Saving Max, is inspired by her own relationship with her autistic sons and the daily struggles of defending and advocating for them at a time when autism was not widely understood. Saving Max follows mother and lawyer Danielle Parkman as she admits her autistic son\u2014who has Asperger&amp;#039;s syndrome\u2014to a psychiatric hospital for his increasingly violent behavior. When Max is accused of murdering another young patient, Danielle races to solve the case, using her legal prowess to prove her son&amp;#039;s innocence. She stands by the son she has always struggled to protect, even when no one else believes in him. But when her quest brings unexpected pressures and Danielle begins to examine her choices as a mother, she soon realizes Max&amp;#039;s problems may be greater than anyone imagined. An avid follower of the Autism Society of America, Talk Autism, Autism Speaks, the National Autism Association and Moms Fighting Autism and Parent to Parent USA, Antoinette has experience helping other parents whose children have been diagnosed with the developmental disorder.  \u2013\u2013Amy Currie   We&amp;#039;d love to hear about what you&amp;#039;re reading, too. Send your reviews to LitFix@womansday.com and we&amp;#039;ll post them right here on the blog. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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