dramas feat. autism
i tried to include only series that have an autistic or a-spec character in the main cast (but i haven't watched a lot of these so i can't confirm)
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1. Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
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2. Hikari to Tomo ni... - Jiheishou-ji wo Kakaete
Japanese Drama - 2004, 11 episodes
centered around raising a young child with autism
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3. Tenshi ga Kieta Machi
Japanese Drama - 2000, 12 episodes
one of the mc's (second ml?) is autistic; he's the older brother the ml didn't know he had
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4. ATARU
Japanese Drama - 2012, 11 episodes
ML is autistic savant
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5. Good Doctor
Korean Drama - 2013, 20 episodes
ML is autistic savant
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6. Good Doctor
Japanese Drama - 2018, 10 episodes
ML is autistic savant
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7. Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta Koto
Japanese Drama - 2000, 12 episodes
FL is autistic
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8. Project S The Series: Side by Side
Thai Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
ML is autistic
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9. Decoded
Chinese Drama - 2016, 44 episodes
ML is autistic savant
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10. The Victims' Game
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes
ML is autistic
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11. Move to Heaven
Korean Drama - 2021, 10 episodes
ML is autistic
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12. Campus Confidential
Taiwanese Movie - 2013
???? it's one of the main tags, so????
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13. Water Lemon
Filipino Movie - 2015
ML is a-spec (?)
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14. It’s Okay to Not Be Okay
Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
ML's older brother is autistic; autism is relevant to the plot
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15. Catch the Ghost
Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
FL's sister is autistic
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16. ToGetHer
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 13 episodes
one of the FL's (not main) is a-spec
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17. Inseparable Bros
Korean Movie - 2019
ML is a-spec (?)
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18. Innocent Witness
Korean Movie - 2019
FL is autistic
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19. Keys to the Heart
Korean Movie - 2018
second ML (ML's younger brother) is autistic
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20. Marathon
Korean Movie - 2005
ML is autistic
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21. Marathon
Japanese Special - 2007, 1 episode
ML is autistic
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22. Angel's Revenge
Korean Drama - 2014, 103 episodes
???? ML is autistic-coded i think
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23. Chocolate
Thai Movie - 2008
FL is autistic
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24. Oasis
Korean Movie - 2002
ML is autistic
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25. Undercover
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
ML and FL's son is autistic
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26. Sky and Ocean
Korean Movie - 2009
FL is autistic (?)
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27. Split
Korean Movie - 2016
2nd ML has autism
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28. Detective Sweet
Chinese Drama - 2016, 10 episodes
FL is autistic (becomes savant through mysterious accident????)
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29. Project 17
Chinese Drama - 2019, 12 episodes
ML is autistic (remake of thai project s)
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30. Again, Spring
Korean Movie - 2019
???????? it's tagged
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31. Have a Song on Your Lips
Japanese Movie - 2015
????? it's tagged
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32. White Lies
Korean Drama - 2008, 159 episodes
ML is autistic
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33. White Lies
Chinese Drama - 2012, 38 episodes
ML is autistic (remake of korean)
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34. Precious Family
Korean Drama - 2004, 68 episodes
adult son is autistic
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35. My Dearly Sinful Mind
Hong Kong Drama - 2017, 28 episodes
2ML is autistic
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36. Boku no Aruku Michi
Japanese Drama - 2006, 11 episodes
ML is autistic
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37. Ocean Heaven
Chinese Movie - 2010
2ML is autistic
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38. A Singing Goose
Korean Movie - 2018
daughter of one of the leads is autistic
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39. Drive Me to the Sea
Japanese Movie - 2009
ML is autistic
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40. Iska
Filipino Movie - 2019
FL's grandson is autistic
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41. Distinction
Hong Kong Movie - 2018
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42. Onpu to Konbu
Japanese Movie - 2008
FL
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43. G-Affairs
Hong Kong Movie - 2018
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44. Kill For Love
Taiwanese Drama - 2020, 4 episodes
?????? tagged
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45. Junha's Planet
Korean Movie - 2018
ML
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46. Unforgettable
Filipino Movie - 2019
FL
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47. Tomorrow Is Another Day
Hong Kong Movie - 2017
son is autistic
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48. Kuai Shu Zhi Da Lian Kuang Mo
Chinese Drama - 0000, 30 episodes
tagged
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49. Jin Se
Chinese Drama - 0000, 29 episodes
ML
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50. Letter from Spain Children of Benposta
Japanese Movie - 1993
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51. Tookata Manut
Thai Drama - 1994
FL
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52. Algernon Ni Hanataba O
Japanese Drama - 2015, 10 episodes
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53. Extraordinary Medic
Chinese Drama - 2023, 16 episodes
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54. Hong Wan Dai Ju Le Bu
Chinese Drama - 2024, 16 episodes