I have moments in the middle of the night where Im going, What am I doing?
Am I doing the right thing?
Am I pushing myself too far?'
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Gilchrist, 24, tells EW.
I guess its just sort of who I am though.
Im not all that interested in easy characters or playing the same thing over and over.
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I want to be challenged.
And he wants to help people.
According tothe CDCs estimates, 1 in 68 children currently have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
There was really nothing that felt cartoonish to me at all, even on the page.
If it did, I wouldnt have been interested in the project.
Plus, he could draw from his own experiences for the character.
I was the one who came to school wearing bondage pants and a studded jacket.
A lot of people can feel that way in high school.
His fictional sibling included.
Outside of the high school bubble, their mom and dad are feeling like outsiders in a different way.
I think everyone on this show is a bit of a misfit, Gilchrist says.
I think this show breaks a lot of stereotypes in a lot of ways.
Everybodys kind of odd.
Atypical begins streaming on Netflix Friday, Aug. 11.
