Claim: Saving Max is a novel written by American author Antoinette van Heugten that is about a teenager with ODD syndrome who was accused of murdering another patient at a mental hospital.
Evidence: Saving Max is the first novel written by American author Antoinette van Heugten. The novel is about attorney Danielle Parkman and her son Max, a teenager with Asperger syndrome who was accused of murdering another patient at a mental hospital. The novel addresses Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy as the villain murders her own son after subjecting him to a lifetime of abuse while glorying in the limelight of medical attention. Saving Max Antoinette van Heugten Asperger syndrome, murder Novel 
Oculodentodigital syndrome (ODD syndrome) is an extremely rare genetic condition that typically results in small eyes, underdeveloped teeth, and syndactyly and malformation of the fourth and fifth fingers. It is considered a kind of ectodermal dysplasia. People with ODD syndrome often have a characteristic appearance.