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Recommendations for family sitcoms similar to The Middle for autistic children

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Mumbythesea1 · 22/07/2026 16:08

Can anyone recommend any shows like the middle?
DC (11 and 12) has just watched them all and loved it. They are autistic and so obsess about one thing and then move on so they’ve watched them all many many times. They’ve already seen modern family too (previous obsession!!). Any other shows that are like The middle? X

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Nomorebullshitnotavailable · 22/07/2026 16:12

Malcolm in the middle?

sobermum23 · 22/07/2026 16:14

The Goldbergs is good!

sweatybettytoday · 22/07/2026 16:15

Young Sheldon. My kids have watched it all many times. 9 (adhd) 10 (asd)

Friday night dinner and ghosts were another hit

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Not a family series, but both ND and NT older kids and teens of my acquaintance love The Big Bang Theory. There’s some sex, yes, mentioned in passing not as a focus, but I never minded series that showed what I considered to be healthy normal attitudes to it and not misogynistic.

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EvelynBeatrice · 22/07/2026 16:19

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Phineyj · 22/07/2026 16:59

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