Episode 17: Atypical and Fictional Characters on the Autism Spectrum

That's Auntertainment

English - August 30, 2020 04:00 - 45 minutes - 30.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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Netflix's Atypical is a coming-of-age sitcom about a teenage boy on the autism spectrum. Jeff just finished the first three seasons, and it's one of Aunt Beth's favorite shows of the past decade, so they decided it was time to have a deep-dive discussion about it and some of their other favorite fictional characters on the spectrum.

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Article Links:

-Mickey Rowe: "Netflix's 'Atypical' Was a Major Disappointment for Autism Representation": https://www.teenvogue.com/story/netflix-atypical-autism-representation

-Noel Murray: "My teen son has autism. Here's what Netflix's new dramedy Atypical gets wrong.": https://theweek.com/articles/716821/teen-son-autism-heres-what-netflixs-new-dramedy-atypical-gets-wrong

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