本片根據一宗涉及自閉症兒童的法律案件真實故事改編，《 Surviving Due Process》帶領家長深入了解正當程序聽證會的複雜細節。觀看交叉詰問、對引導性問題的異議以及律師之間的辯論等事件，同時學習諸如必要的初步準備以及證詞如何運作等主題。雖然本片主題圍繞一名自閉症兒童，但內容對任何有身心障礙子女的家長及任何法律問題都具有相關性。
Finally, a book that gets the emotional rollercoaster of a due process hearing right. The cross-examination scenes are so vivid and real they brought back my own anxiety, but in a way that made me feel understood.
I've sat through two IEP meetings this year and still felt lost until I watched this. The due process hearing walkthrough, especially the cross-examination, made the whole timeline finally click for me as a parent of an autistic kid.
The cross-examination scenes hit way too close to home after our own hearing last spring. I ended up rewatching the part about preparing your witnesses three times just to take notes. Wish I'd found this before we walked into the room.