Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Lucas André Not much to say.The show might not be 100% accurate in portraying autism but it's just brilliant and funny how they compiled everything into this great show.

efirth-51120 I am an Aspergian and I relate SO much to Sam. I have the same sensory issues as him and I have been through a lot of the same issues in life. He is a stereotype of autistic people though. Because of this, I feel like this show will make people assume I am incapable of a lot of things. Sam's girlfriend is an accurate representation of people who are ignorant to autism and the people who think we are all "special" witch is bull.. The one thing that really bothers about this series, is that they focus so much on Elsa, Sam's mom. I feel like this series is telling viewers that autistic people are just a burden and a hassle. We haven't been shown the beautiful side of autism and all of the amazing things autism can bring. Just like in real life society, doctors and professionals always focus on the care takers of autistic people. Which is important, I understand, but they never have support groups for actual autistic people. I feel misrepresented and disappointed.

Mac Brandes Atypical is a refreshing, not over the top look at a middle class American family who have an autistic high school son. It's funny, entertaining, heart felt and informative. Performances are excellent all around and there isn't a single weak episode. Looking forward to S2.

James Guest To start off like a lot of other reviews, let's make it clear, I do not have autism nor claim to have a vast knowledge about autism, but I have had a close friend for years, who does have it.This series is brilliant. For me as an outsider looking in on the subject and having experienced it through my close friend, I think it gives a wide representation of how autism works. The main performance by Keir Gilchrist as Sam is superb, he twitches and squirms his way through uncomfortable scenes and almost monologues his way through Sam's obsessions. For me personally, his performance was quite hard-hitting at times as my friends characteristics came through in Sam and as the series progressed it became quite thought provoking. What really rung true, was the typical signs I've had years of experiencing through not picking up social cues and obsessing over a specific subject in most conversations, which is something that typical autism roles in series, do not pick up on. Keir's performance is one to be admired and is one of the key reasons the series sold itself to me.The sub-characters are very well layered, from the out-of-control mother to the comedy work colleague and the disconnected father. It is actually these side stories and plots that really brought the series home for me. Atypical really grasped the nature of how the high dependency of one individual can affect people around them in an array of ways. This doesn't mean it has to be through the cliché negative scenes including typical relationship break-ups, loneliness and depression that comes about in other series/movies. Whilst this series does in fact explore the negative effect of autism on people it really does endeavour to analyse the positives, for example through Sam's relationship with his work colleague, girlfriend, therapist and father who inevitably seek great joy of Sam's presence. Sub-character development is something that is often lost with movies/series that include autism, but Atypical really develops as a result of this. These characters ultimately celebrate the fact that someone who has autism shouldn't mean they have any boundaries and shows that they have the capability, in this modern world, to achieve anything they want.Now, I understand why people with autism may not like the series or others think it exploits autism into a characterisation that isn't common. However, I don't believe this is done in Atypical, having watched countless portrayals of autism through movies such as The Accountant, there is an air of needlessly misusing autism and throwing it in as more of a plot twist than an actually storyline. Sam's autism in Atypical has undeniably been dramatised for effect, however this isn't to exploit the condition but merely allow people to understand the mechanisms of it. It enables people who have never dealt with autism to understand how someone feels in certain situations, whether that is on the scale of Sam or lower.The art of a good series is having the capability of getting the viewer to want more. With so many series out there at the moment needlessly churning out hour long episodes in a 25-part series, Atypical hits the spot in a just about long enough series. It gave me a taste of something I want to see a lot more of, whether that's through Atypical or not. It is a well thought out piece that explores and understands the relationships and typical scenarios of how autism is working in the modern world.