Faith Parker initially thinks that her son, Hunter, is deaf, because he is two years old and has not uttered a single word. Her dearest friend and confidant, Frank, advises her to seek professional help for Hunter. So, during the summer, Faith painstakingly meets with professionals to discuss Hunter's diagnosis and to collect the proper documentation.

Fired from her administrative position, Faith haphazardly finds temporary employment as a carpenter's assistant, a dog walker, and she even tries to be a landlord.

The evaluation from professionals concludes that Hunter is in the autism...