 This is a drama based on a true story. But it is the drama of despair, there s no feel-good factor or happy ending. This is the tale of a severely dysfunctional family that love each other, but are destroying each other. It s not quite about Asberger s syndrome, nor about mental illness, Lisa s condition remains undiagnosed. It s more about how a family with problems can fall through the cracks between the different agencies set up to care for just such a situation. Bill and Wendy have been coping with their daughter for years. But her demands drive them to attempting suicide. It s only then that the mental health and social services agencies realise that there s a problem. But the reason for Lisa s behaviour appears to be partly due to the way her parents are treating her.