(Also, the autism joke may have been a semi-affectionate shout-out to Sacha’s first cousin Simon Baron-Cohen, a renowned developmental scientist who studies the condition.) The makers of the new Netflix series Atypical, including creator Robia Rashid (who was also involved in The Goldbergs), clearly want to help the world understand what it’s like for those on the autistic spectrum, and to deliver that lesson with comedy and warmth. That’s me speaking as the mother of a pre-pubescent boy on the autistic spectrum. David Mitchell: what my son's autism has taught me Read moreSo Sam is a basically a human whiteboard illustrating the triad of impairments. Because jousting.”Con: There’s tons of clunky exposition and autism 101 lectures shoehorned in, especially among characters who would surely know this stuff by now.

Source: The Guardian August 14, 2017 16:30 UTC