Of course, the one quality that makes "Atypical" different from most of its predecessors is that the autism of its character isn't coyly hinted at. It's front and center, the entire framework ...

Robia Rashid, the creator, executive producer, and showrunner of Atypical, and Mary Rohlich ... where she becomes friends with the show's main character. "In that audition, which I think ...

The show's main character has a very real disorder, but Atypical is not based on a true story. Instead, Atypical tells an original story that attempts to provide an accurate look at what growing ...

Fortunately, now there’s Atypical, a coming-of-age Netflix series whose main character, 18-year-old Sam Gardner, openly identifies as being on the autism spectrum. Last summer, I watched the ...

“Atypical’s” Sam is on the autism spectrum ... of-consciousness voice-over creates an intimate bond between the main character and the audience.” On “High Fidelity,” the emotionally ...

WHEN IS ATYPICAL OUT? Who stars in Atypical season 2? The entire Gardner family are back for season two. The shows main character Sam Gardner, played by Keir Gilchrist, will be returning.

I had to get back to me after." Keir Gilchrist in Atypical. He is a non-autistic actor playing an autistic character. Keir Gilchrist in Atypical. He is a non-autistic actor playing an autistic ...

"I'm a weirdo. That's what everyone says," declares the 18-year-old character at the center of Netflix's new dramatic comedy series Atypical. One reason Sam struggles to fit in: He has autism.

Some have criticized TV shows and films for casting actors who are not on the spectrum as characters with autism. Atypical features an actor who has autism in a supporting role and Shore says ...