What one mum did when the child she adopted turned out special

Malaysian mum Wati Knussi has authored her first book, recounting the challenges and joy she faced raising an adopted child with special needs.

Wati Knussi describes herself as vain, someone bordering on the narcissistic who leads a “pretty charmed life”. When you meet her, you might think nothing’s changed. It's only after reading her self-penned thoughts in Non Returnable: My Special Child From Heaven do you realise that everything has, in fact, altered for the 49-year-old homemaker.