Best Neuroaffirming TV Shows
Team picks at Speechling 🎬💛
If you’re looking for shows that feature neurodivergent characters and stories with heart, these are some of our favourites. Each series offers a different lens on neurodiversity - family life, friendships, work, relationships, and independence - often with humour, warmth, and plenty of real-world moments.
Genre: Dramedy
As We See It
Speechling Score: 5 / 5
Three autistic roommates navigating jobs, relationships, and independence - with support from their families and at sometimes overwhelmed aide named Mandy.
Common Sense Media Rating: 13+ age
Image Credit: Courtesy of Prime Video
Genre: Dramedy
Everything’s Gonna
Be Okay
Speechling Score: 4 / 5
An older half-brother suddenly becomes carer for his teen sisters - one of whom is autistic - so you get that mix of messy family love + growing up + support needs.
Common Sense Media Rating: 13+ age
Image Credit: Courtesy of Freeform
Genre: Dramedy
Atypical
Speechling Score: 4 / 5
Coming-of-age dramedy about an autistic teen pushing for more independence (dating, work, adulthood) and how it reshapes the whole family system.
Common Sense Media Rating: 12+ age
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Genre: Docuseries
Love on the Spectrum: Australia
Speechling Score: 3.5 / 5
Unscripted docuseries: follows autistic young adults navigating dating and relationships - often very warm, funny, and real.
Common Sense Media Rating: 14+ age
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Genre: Dramedy
Parenthood
Speechling Score: 4 / 5
Heartfelt family dramedy about the Bravermans, with a prominent storyline following Max Braverman’s autism diagnosis and his family’s evolving support for him over the series.
Common Sense Media Rating: 15+ age
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Universal & Universal Television
Genre: K-drama
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Speechling Score: 4 / 5
An autistic lawyer starting at a top firm - lots of everyday life friction, relationships, and self-advocacy, with a feel-good core.
Common Sense Media Rating: 15+ age
Image Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Before you go, a gentle reminder: every neurodivergent person’s experience is unique - so if a storyline doesn’t resonate, that’s okay. We hope these picks spark empathy, curiosity, and a few good conversations at home, in the classroom, or at work.
Have a show you’d recommend (or a scene you’d love us to unpack through a neuro-affirming lens)? Leave a comment or share your favourite on our socials - and if you’d like personalised support for communication, learning, or self-advocacy goals, you’re always welcome to reach out to the Speechling team.
