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Atypical

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Plot

Sam, an 18-year-old on the autism spectrum, takes a funny, yet painful, journey of self-discovery for love and independence and upends his family.

Cast

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Elsa Gardner
Jennifer Jason Leigh

as Elsa Gardner

Keir Gilchrist as Sam Gardner
Keir Gilchrist

as Sam Gardner

Brigette Lundy-Paine as Casey Gardner
Brigette Lundy-Paine

as Casey Gardner

Michael Rapaport as Doug Gardner
Michael Rapaport

as Doug Gardner

Creator

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • August 11, 2017

Last Aired Date

  • July 9, 2021

Production Companies

  • Sony Pictures Television

  • Exhibit A

  • Weird Brain, Inc.

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 4

Number of Episodes

  • 38

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Reviews

This show was recommended to us b a relative who have a daughter who resides in the autistic spectrum. Our daughter is atypically autistic herself, but with deafness and a learning disability, she doesn’t resemble Sam much at all. It is a very good program overall. We watched the three seasons fairly quickly. I must admit that having Sam talk into the camera at the beginning of every episode,…

The heartwarming story of Sam, a boy with autism, and his over-protective mother, dependable father, caring sister, and loyal friend. The character development is solid and the predicaments Sam finds himself in are natural and uncontrived. A welcome and unjudgmental look into the daily operation of an autistic person. Sometimes he's right, sometimes he's wrong, and the show does a good job of …

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Season 4

2021|10 Episodes

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