Autism on Netflix
Every title I could find that’s on Netflix and has a character with autism in it. These are available to watch in the United States. They may not be available in every country. I didn’t make a selection. It’s just everything that I could find about autism that is on Netflix.
Series
- Atypical: about autistic high school student Sam, who longs for more independence.
Fiction movies
- The Lighthouse of the Orcas/El Faro de las Orcas: a mother travels from Spain to Argentine, to find out if orcas can help her autistic son with his emotions.
- Madre: thriller about a mother that hires a nanny to take care of her autistic son. The nanny appears to have bad intentions.
Documentaries
- Asperger’s Are Us: a documentary about four autistic friends who prepair for their biggest stand-up comedy performance yet.
Stand-up comedy
- Hannah Gadsby- Douglas: Hannah Gadsby is an autistic Australian comedian. Her second Netflix special, Douglas, is about her identity as an autistic person.
Did you find a title that is not yet on this list? Please leave a comment and I will add it.