Has anyone seen The A Word?

[Misty Avich]

It's a British TV drama series about autism. I think it's good, and I love the way the NT characters in it have their own quirks and communication difficulties, because that's giving us all the message that NTs aren't perfect and they all have their own problems and insecurities too, and can lack empathy, etc. It makes autism look like less of a problem and more like a different brain wiring. In fact I think if they all communicated like Joe there'd be no problems at all, everyone would just get on with things and get along with each other lol.
Of course I understand Joe's character is just one autistic and that not every autistic person is the same as him. I certainly wasn't like Joe as a kid but he's such a lovable character.

 

[Au Naturel]

Unless it is on BBC America, I'll probably miss it.

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_A_Word
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_a_word
https://a-word.fandom.com/wiki/The_A_Word

 

[Misty Avich]

Unless it is on BBC America, I'll probably miss it.

You have already missed it, it was on TV a few years ago now. But I bought the DVD box sets and I'm watching it.

 

[The_Walrus]

It was a good show. Joe is a fairly marginal character. I was pleased Christopher Eccleston's character wasn't unpleasant.
Where the show really excels is actually its portrayal of Downs Syndrome, in my view.

 

[Misty Avich]

It was a good show. Joe is a fairly marginal character. I was pleased Christopher Eccleston's character wasn't unpleasant.
Where the show really excels is actually its portrayal of Downs Syndrome, in my view.

Yes, I was going to say that too. I like the way Ralph is not "stupid" or "childish" like what people think downs syndrome is. Like us he struggles in the NT world but he still knows what he wants. He's a sweet character.

 

[Magna]

I thought it was a good show. I saw it streaming on Prime. There's a 3rd season apparently and for whatever reason it's alluded to on Prime for well over a year and it's never been made available there. It's making me doubt that it ever will be so I'll likely never see the last season.

 

[Misty Avich]

I thought it was a good show. I saw it streaming on Prime. There's a 3rd season apparently and for whatever reason it's alluded to on Prime for well over a year and it's never been made available there. It's making me doubt that it ever will be so I'll likely never see the last season.

I have the third series on DVD too. I'm hoping they'll do a forth series because I'd like to see a teenage Joe.

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

I never heard of this show. What is the basic story line about?

 

[TikvaBall]

I'd love to see that show. Is it on any streaming apps in the US?

 

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The A Word

 

[Magna]

I think there are at least two seasons available to rent or buy via streaming on Amazon Prime if I recall correctly. There's a third season at least, but has never been available to stream in the U.S. as far as I know, for some dumb reason.