Atypical is an American comedy-drama television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. The episode second season was released on September 7, In October , the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes, which was released on November 1, The first season received mostly positive reviews, but was criticized by some reviewers for its lack of autistic actors, and inaccuracies in its depiction of autism.
The third season continued this positive development and received overwhelmingly positive reviews. Elsa makes cupcakes for the Winter Formal with friends from her support group. Without thinking, Paige tells Sam that she loves him, and she wants him to decide if he loves her before meeting her family on Thursday at an Olive Garden. Elsa walks in on Casey and Evan kissing and tells Casey that she is available to talk about sex if she wants.
Casey replies that she is not having sex. Elsa goes to the bar, where a memorial is being held for a deceased staff member Meatball. In a flashback, Elsa and Doug react to discovering Sam is autistic: Elsa discusses therapies, while Doug wants a third opinion.
In the present, Doug denies to Elsa that his collapse was a panic attack, and refuses her help around the house until Casey convinces him to her stay at the house. When someone in Sam's support group is surprised he does not have a bank account, Doug takes him to set one up. He is surprised to see how she acts around her school friends, particularly Nate, and upset when she interjects with "but he's really smart" after he says he goes to a technical school.
Doug recites the four species of Antarctic penguin, at Sam's suggestion, to calm down when he becomes panicked. Sam tells Elsa about it and she calls Arlo's mother, thinking it is a school-sanctioned event. Doug shows a girl from Sam's support group around his ambulance, chatting to her mother about his situation with Elsa. Doug offers Elsa chop suey for dinner and she dresses up for it, but he ate his meal separately and left. Arlo smashes Sam's phone when Arlo's parents realized he was planning a party from Elsa's call.
