Neurodivergence
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Resident Playbook (2025) NeoDB Bangumi NeoDB TMDB Douban
언젠가는 슬기로울 전공의생활 Season 1 part of : Resident Playbook
director: 이민수 (Lee Minsu) actor: 고윤정 (Go Yunjeong) / 신시아 (Shin Sia) …
First-year OBGYN residents at Yulje Medical Center navigate the chaos of their work and personal lives, all in their quest to become exceptional doctors.
May 19, 2025 watched
May 19, 2025 Review Learning. Personal Growth. Building Lasting Relationships. - The Season 01 season finale was very good. They balanced well the different things that happens in a hospital especially on New Years Eve. 2 deaths 3 newly borns 4 first-year residents growing and learning With surprise comedies and a "karmic" conclusion. And best of all, the mainstays were all present (not like in S01E11, one mainstay was absent). However, as is Korean drama tradition, it was written in a way that it truly ended, not leaving anything for a possible new season. It was so perfect, you wouldn't ask for more as it brought proper closures and immense satisfaction. Still, I do hope there'll be a Season 02 because I like the entire cast and their acting. They did not outshine one another, instead, they complemented each other's acting. A weakness of one actor was hidden because of another actor filling in. Was it intentional? Maybe, maybe not, and that's what made the cast awesome. Who cares if they're support or main or a guest? They were all there to have fun and bring joy to the audience. Final words. We want Season 02!
Autism Neurodivergence 드라마_Kdrama
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Reply 1988 (2015) TMDB
응답하라 1988
8.7 (9 ratings) director: Shin Won-ho / Lee Woo-jung actor: Lee Hye-ri / Ryu Jun-yeol …
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.
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When the Weather Is Fine (2020) TMDB
날씨가 좋으면 찾아가겠어요
director: Han Ji-seung / Han Ga-ram actor: Seo Kang-joon / Park Min-young …
other title: When the Weather is Fine / Iré adonde tú estás cuando el tiempo sea bueno …
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.
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Good Doctor (2013) TMDB
굿 닥터
director: Park Jae-beom actor: Joo Won / Moon Chae-won …
other title: Buen doctor / 굿 닥터
A man, who is an autistic savant, aspires to become a paediatrician. He overcomes societal discrimination and uses his exceptional abilities to achieve his dreams.
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Our Blues (2022) TMDB
우리들의 블루스
director: Noh Hee-kyung actor: Lee Byung-hun / Shin Min-a …
other title: Amor e Outros Dramas / Nuestro Horizonte Azul
Romance is sweet and bitter — and life riddled with ups and downs — in multiple stories about people who live and work on bustling Jeju island.
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Adam (2009) TMDB IMDb
Adam
director: Max Mayer actor: Hugh Dancy / Rose Byrne …
other title: Adam - Eine Geschichte über zwei Fremde. Einer etwas merkwürdiger als der Andere
Adam, a lonely man with Asperger's Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
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X+Y (2014) TMDB
X+Y
director: Morgan Matthews actor: Asa Butterfield / Rafe Spall …
other title: Le Monde de Nathan
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Oct. 10, 2015 watched
Oct. 10, 2015 Review A story about self-discovery and the wider world - This review was first posted on my blog Snoworld with the title A Brilliant Young Mind review on 2015-10-09 22:09 ACT (UTC+8). This review is under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License. Autism spectrum films that truly connect and show our thought process and world are rare. The movie «X+Y» or «A Brilliant Young Mind» was one of it, a British film which first premiered in the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was inspired by the story of Daniel, a boy in the autism spectrum and a math genius. Story Nathan Ellis (played by Asa Butterfield), a boy diagnosed with autism, is a mathematics genius. He grew up and lived with his mother after his father died in a car accident when he was still a very young kid. In many Western societies, being in the autism spectrum is something looked down on, usually viewed as “sick” people, and are bullied. It is common to be treated as less than human. He was later accepted to join a math camp in Taiwan as a member of the U.K. team. There he was paired with Zhang Mei (played by Jo Yang), from team China. They spent time together and explored Taiwan during the 14-day camp other than studying mathematics. Unknown to himself, Nathan developed feelings for her, the ever patient Mei. Later, they went back to the United Kingdom for the competition. It was then he started to realize that he feels differently when Mei is around. He found it hard to process. Emotions were virtually foreign to him. In the end, as they say, they lived happily ever after. That is basically the summary. Let’s get on the review. Review The film was superb and executed perfectly. As an aspie or autistic, it simply connects. I found myself in many instances of Nathan’s encounters and struggles. Moments when everything has to make sense or we will not do something you expect us to. Or, those times when we have to ask what people actually meant. I like how the Chinese culture, and Asia-Pacific in general, was presented. In some Asia-Pacific nations, there are some families who do not hide their autistic children because they believe it brings bad luck otherwise. There simply is no shame in being autistic or have a family relative who is. In my country, sad it may be, we acquired the Western culture when it comes to mental and social differences (or “disability” if you prefer that term), although that has been changing for the past years. There were also the struggles Nathan faces with his emotions, which is also true for most in the autism spectrum. We do have emotions, some of us learned how to process our feelings, some find it hard. It is just that we think logically, we prioritize it when understanding things. Like Nathan, we learn what it is. Another thing often not depicted in other similar movies is how an autistic usually react with “what’s the point”. I do not know how many times those words came out of my mouth which also made me weird in the eyes of neurotypicals. I am glad they included this in the film. Performance Overall, the acting of the actors were perfect, not exaggerated, not lacking, this is especially true for the newcomer Jo Yang which I think will become a famous actress soon. I am not sure if I have seen her in another film or TV series but for Asa Butterfield he was Ender Wiggin in «Ender’s Game» and Hugo Cabret in «Hugo». Verdict A must watch if you want to understand how we in the autism spectrum react to the environment around us. The lights, the crowd, the noise, why we keep to ourselves, why we appear to be shy when we probably are not; these are all important factors that shape our reaction at any given moment. Sensory overload, yes that is a thing for us autistics. I give «X+Y» or «A Brilliant Mind» a ten out of ten stars. A little trivia: did you know the street scenes were not scripted? This review was first posted on my blog Snoworld with the title A Brilliant Young Mind review on 2015-10-09 22:09 ACT (UTC+8). This review is under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License.
Adaptation Autism Movie_Western Neurodivergence
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Leap Day (2025) TMDB
วันแก้ตาย
actor: Jirawat Sutivanichsak / Atthaphan Phunsawat …
other title: Wan Kae Tai - Día bisiesto / วันแก้ตาย
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.
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Resident Playbook (2025) TMDB
언젠가는 슬기로울 전공의생활
6.0 (5 ratings) director: 이민수 (Lee Minsu) actor: 고윤정 (Go Yungjeong) / 신시아 (Shin Sia) …
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.
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Innocent Witness (2019) TMDB NeoDB Douban
증인
director: 이한 (Lee Han) actor: 김향기 (Kim Hyanggi) / 정우성 (Jeong WooSeong) …
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.
Aug. 17, 2022 watched
Aug. 17, 2022 Review An Autistic girl fighting for the truth despite people questioning her credibility - This review was first posted on my blog Snoworld with the title «Innocent Witness» review on 2022-08-16 20:01 ACT (UTC+8). This review is under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License. It is rare to see a movie or a TV series with a proper portrayal of autism. More often than not an autistic character exist in a story because an autistic trait or quirk is used as a plot device, the autistic character was simply a tool to advance a story. «Innocent Witness» («증인») is different. It introduces the audience to the world of autistics and exposes the discrimination and prejudices of society, most especially from adults who considers themselves normal and supposedly know better. Synopsis Im Ji Woo (임지우) (played by Kim Hyang Gi (김향기)) is an autistic middle school (Grades 7-9) girl. One night after her school, she witnessed a crime across the street from her room. Yang Soon Ho (양순호) (played by Jung Woo Sung (정우성)) was assigned to defend a murder suspect. All evidence points against his client and he believes her story that she is innocent. The only way to win the case was to discredit the sole witness. Can defense attorney Yang Soon Ho (양순호) prove the innocence of his client by discrediting an autistic teenage girl? Or, is Im Ji Woo (임지우) telling the truth and knows far more than what the prosecution camp was able to gather? Story Approaching this movie as a story about crime and mystery would be a disappointment as it has a straightforward plot. That said, it is clear this movie is not about solving the mystery behind the crime rather about the relationship between a defense attorney and an autistic teenage girl who witnessed a crime. It is a look into autism and how autistic credibility in courts are often challenged because of the many discrimination and prejudice about autism and autistic people. Having a correct mindset will unlock the profound message «Innocent Witness» («증인») has to offer. If you want to talk to someone who has difficulty getting out to you, then you have to go in to them. Performance Kim Hyang Gi (김향기) started as a Korean child actress. She has appeared in numerous films (s. 2006) and TV series (s. 2007), this experience no doubt helped her portray an autistic teenage girl. While the particular autistic traits and quirks she had to act were fewer than in real life, she was able to bring it to the big screen without any awkwardness or mistakes. The emotional struggles, the challenge in communication, sensory overload, and autistic meltdown, she portrayed it all perfectly. Veteran actor Jung Woo Sung (정우성) did well as an attorney who had no knowledge of autism, who later saw the beauty and talents of an autistic person. He was able to portray a neurotypical person, and a lawyer at that, who will use a person’s condition to discredit their testinomy and win a case, to a neurotypical person who found the error of their ways and chose to take the path to the light. He was able to show that we are all humans, we make mistakes, we have prejudices, and all it takes is opening our eyes and making the effort to reach out and communicate. Production The production was good. They showed the room of our autistic teenage girl witness, nothing stereotypical, pretty much ordinary but at the same time have the support she needed. I love how the support she need, a little house/tent was shown, something I can relate well. But what I love the most were the scenes of the world through the eyes of our autistic girl character. Well done on this one even though it was just for a minute or so. Autistic masking: Pretending to be normal This is a sad reality for us autistics. We are forced to mask, to pretend to be normal, so neurotypicals will not discriminate against us, will not judge us, will not whisper behind our backs. We have to pretend to be normal so we are treated equally and fairly; so we are treated as human beings, and not as second class citizens or less than human. As a neurotypical (non-autistic), can you imagine yourself living this way your entire life? Clarifications Do not worry, she hears everything. This is true. We do pay attention and we remember. However, it does not mean we all have photographic memories or that we will be able to respond … at all. If an autistic is focused intently on something, there is a higher chance external inputs will never get processed. For example, in my case, I would hear it but I won’t be able to process it if I am hyper focused on whatever I am doing at that moment; the chance of me responding gets slimmer as time ticks by. Autistic people can not lie. This is a misunderstanding based on old studies. Autistics can lie, it is just that we hate lies and avoid it at all costs. Masking ourselves is a form of a lie neurotypicals call a “white lie”. We do not have a choice in it because if we do not mask, we are discriminated, looked down upon, and we hear whispers and judgements from neurotypicals. We will also lie if it means protecting the people we love. We hate it. We will struggle with it. It will drain us. It can also lead to a meltdown for some autistics. Verdict «Innocent Witness» («증인») is a story of a young autistic teenage girl who wants to live like everybody else and have dreams like anybody else. An autistic girl who fights for what is right and the truth despite the ridicules and judgement she may receive from people who call themselves "normal". The good production, excellent performances from the actors, a well-written script, and good portrayal of an autistic person, makes this a good introduction to what autism is and who autistic people are. While it does not mean all autistics are like Im Ji Woo (임지우) it still gives an insight to what autistics face on a daily basis and how challenging–and degrading it is when neurotypicals (non-autistics) dismiss and judge us. All things considered, it deserves a perfect ten (10) from me, «YourOnly.One». This review was first posted on my blog Snoworld with the title «Innocent Witness» review on 2022-08-16 20:01 ACT (UTC+8). This review is under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) 4.0 International License.
Autism Neurodivergence 영화_Kmovie
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022) IMDb NeoDB TMDB
이상한 변호사 우영우
director: 유인식 (Yu Insik) actor: 박은빈 (Park Eunbin) / 강태오 (Kang Taeoh) …
other title: Uma Advogada Extraordinária / 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.