what are ur thoughts on the new netflix show ATYPICAL?

Post Reply New Topic

It looks life-affirming, ugh. I will not be watching.

Elliot Alderson from Mr Robot is the closest I've come to feeling represented in a TV series. Actually inspired me to come here. If there was a fictional character with a loneliness so similar to my own, I could probably find real people, too.

This is just another idea that Hollywood got a hold of and like all ideas in Hollywood, they're going to squeeze that dishrag until there's absolutely nothing left and it's going to be dirty and twisted.

It'll be completely inaccurate. It won't show the true experience of an ASD. They'll try to end it with a happy ending and there are no happy endings with ASDs. It will miss the mark completely, totally and utterly.

In short, it will be insulting to all of us.

_________________
*** High Functioning Autism - Asperger's Syndrome ***

ADHD, OCD, and PTSD.

Keep calm and stim away.

Can't wait for the next series. Really enjoyed it. Was a bit infuriated with the cliffhanger to be honest. Much better than the A word that the BBC have done. Atypical and the Chris Packham documentary by the BBC a couple of weeks ago, was also very good.