[Live-action] Neurodivergent

Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta ์‚ฌ์š”ํ•œ ๐Ÿ“‡

Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta ์‚ฌ์š”ํ•œ ๐Ÿ“‡ @youronlyone

3 movies   8 tv shows  

A curated collection of live-action productions featuring neurodivergent stories and characters. This includes representations of Autism Spectrum, ADHD, OCD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Down Syndrome, Hyperlexia, and more.

  • Notes have been added for productions Iโ€™ve watched or where a character is explicitly confirmed as neurodivergent.
  • For works I have yet to watch, inclusion is based on (1) descriptions and (2) reviews from various sources.

On ND Coding

Interpretations of neurodivergent coding are subjective and assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Exclusions (subjective)

  1. Works where a neuroatypical characterโ€”confirmed or notโ€”exists purely as a literary device or to serve the plot.
  2. Cases where the author has explicitly denied neurodivergent coding, even if the character is widely perceived as such.
Innocent Witness (2019) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB Douban
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director: ์ดํ•œ (Lee Han) actor: ๊น€ํ–ฅ๊ธฐ (Kim Hyanggi) / ์ •์šฐ์„ฑ (Jeong WooSeong) โ€ฆ
other title: Testemunha Inocente
An old man is found dead, and his housekeeper is charged with the murder. Her defense attorney is surprised to learn the only witness to the crime is a teenage girl with autism.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022) [TV] IMDb NeoDB TMDB
์ด์ƒํ•œ ๋ณ€ํ˜ธ์‚ฌ ์šฐ์˜์šฐ
director: ์œ ์ธ์‹ (Yu Insik) actor: ๋ฐ•์€๋นˆ (Park Eunbin) / ๊ฐ•ํƒœ์˜ค (Kang Taeoh) โ€ฆ
other title: Uma Advogada Extraordinรกria / Woo, Una Abogada Extraordinaria
Brilliant attorney Woo Youngwoo tackles challenges in the courtroom and beyond as a newbie at a top law firm and a woman on the autism spectrum.
Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta ์‚ฌ์š”ํ•œ ๐Ÿ“‡: * The main character is a female autistic lawyer * The show also explained that autism is a spectrum * Touched on the challenges autistic persons face in romantic relationships * Carefully navigated the various experiences of different autistics While the character looked _somewhat_ stereotypical, the entire series is about bringing understanding and acceptance for autistic persons. They developed the character to have the most and least common traits and quirks of different autistics, which was an excellent idea because it **is** Impossible to represent every single autistic person. Remember, there are no two autistic persons with the same set of traits, quirks, and experiences. Highly recommended!
Resident Playbook (2025) [TV] TMDB
์–ธ์  ๊ฐ€๋Š” ์Šฌ๊ธฐ๋กœ์šธ ์ „๊ณต์˜์ƒํ™œ
6.0 (5 ratings) director: ์ด๋ฏผ์ˆ˜ (Lee Minsu) actor: ๊ณ ์œค์ • (Go Yungjeong) / ์‹ ์‹œ์•„ (Shin Sia) โ€ฆ
A story that depicts the lives of people at Jongno Yulje Medical Center. The professors, OB/GYN residents, and the friendships between these people are told, including a first year OB/GYN resident.
Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta ์‚ฌ์š”ํ•œ ๐Ÿ“‡: * Kim Sabi (๊น€์‚ฌ๋น„), one of three main female characters, is an autistic-coded resident doctor. * Kim Sabi (๊น€์‚ฌ๋น„) is not a "savant" as is often mistaken. She is an autistic person with a specific focus on a certain subject and field but still displays social and intellectual skills. ("Savant syndrome" is rare and it's often accompanied by a lack of social and/or intellectual skills.)
Leap Day (2025) [TV] TMDB
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actor: Jirawat Sutivanichsak / Atthaphan Phunsawat โ€ฆ
other title: Wan Kae Tai - Dรญa bisiesto / เธงเธฑเธ™เนเธเน‰เธ•เธฒเธข
Born on the day and night of February 29, Day and Night are each plagued by a terrible curse that, every four years, will take from them the person they cherish most.

The danger the curse poses to those around them keeps the two isolated. One day, Night meets Dream and she becomes his source of joy. Meanwhile, Day finds himself caring for Ozone, the autistic son of a distant relative following her death. As their twentieth birthday approaches, Day and Night's fears for their loved ones mount.
Yohan Yukiya Sese Cuneta ์‚ฌ์š”ํ•œ ๐Ÿ“‡: * The supporting male character is an autistic. * He is an integral part of the story. * Portrayed well. While many might find it stereotypical or a wide mix of various autistic persons, remember, Autism is a four-dimensional spectrum. There is no one, two, or three, typical autistic types.
Our Blues (2022) [TV] TMDB
์šฐ๋ฆฌ๋“ค์˜ ๋ธ”๋ฃจ์Šค
director: Noh Hee-kyung actor: Lee Byung-hun / Shin Min-a โ€ฆ
other title: Amor e Outros Dramas / Nuestro Horizonte Azul
Romance is sweet and bitter โ€” and life riddled with ups and downs โ€” in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island.
When the Weather Is Fine (2020) [TV] TMDB
๋‚ ์”จ๊ฐ€ ์ข‹์œผ๋ฉด ์ฐพ์•„๊ฐ€๊ฒ ์–ด์š”
director: Han Ji-seung / Han Ga-ram actor: Seo Kang-joon / Park Min-young โ€ฆ
other title: When the Weather is Fine / Irรฉ adonde tรบ estรกs cuando el tiempo sea bueno โ€ฆ
Drained from her life in the city, a young cellist moves to a quiet small town, where she encounters an old friend who helps her heal and remake herself.
Reply 1988 (2015) [TV] TMDB
์‘๋‹ตํ•˜๋ผ 1988
8.7 (9 ratings) director: Shin Won-ho / Lee Woo-jung actor: Lee Hye-ri / Ryu Jun-yeol โ€ฆ
other title: Responde 1988 / Respuesta 1988
Take a nostalgic trip back to the late 1980s through the lives of five families and their five teenage kids living in a small neighborhood in Seoul.
The Atypical Family (2024) [TV] TMDB
ํžˆ์–ด๋กœ๋Š” ์•„๋‹™๋‹ˆ๋‹ค๋งŒ
actor: Jang Ki-yong / Chun Woo-hee โ€ฆ
other title: ํžˆ์–ด๋กœ๋Š” ์•„๋‹™๋‹ˆ๋‹ค๋งŒ / Beinahe Helden โ€ฆ
Once blessed with unique superpowers, a family loses their abilities due to modern day problems โ€” until a mysterious woman changes everything.
Created date: May 10, 2025