Atypical 2.10

Earnest Shackleton's Rules for Survival

Sam graduates from high school. He decides that he has to start acting independently of everyone including his family. This leads to some funny moments and a tragic one. Maybe tragic is putting it a bit too strongly but it does cause Sam to lose his cool.

Atypical 2.09

Ritual-licious

It's Casey's birthday. She doesn't want a party but Elsa throws one for her anyway. It is supposed to be a secret but someone spoils the secret part of it.

Sam begins Casey's day with one of several birthday rituals. At first it doesn't annoy Casey, too much, but eventually the rituals really start to get on her nerves.

Atypical 2.08

Living at an Angle

Sam completes his portfolio and submits an application to the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He is very excited about it until he realizes that if he is accepted he will have to move far away, and live on a hill. He misplaces his portfolio and goes a little nuts before he gets a chance to interview for RISD.

Atypical 2.07

The Smudging

Sam makes a list of the things he is good at for his group therapy. He volunteers to read the list. It is supposed to help him pick a college, but it doesn't. He turns to Zahid for help. Z comes up with a bunch of things Sam didn't think about. Paige suggests that he apply to Bowdoin because that's where she is going. Sam turns to Casey for help but as she points out he needs to decide for himself. He can't just continue to do what other people tell him.

Atypical 2.06

In the Dragon's Lair

Elsa and Doug talk to Arlo's parents, Holly and Theo. They used to be friends. They went camping together when Sam was still little. Eventually the two families stopped seeing one another, mostly because Sam was too disruptive. Arlo's parents apologize for what he did, refund the money he got from Sam, and replace his iPhone. Everything is going great until Theo says something disparaging about Sam.

Atypical 2.05

The Egg Is Pipping

Sam wants his own bank account. This arises after he gets into an argument in his support group with another member of the group who teases him because he doesn't have one. Elsa thinks it is a bad idea. Doug supports it and takes Sam to the bank.

Atypical 2.04

Pants on Fire

Sam needs to write an essay for his college application. His counselor tells him that he needs to work on it. He asks Casey about it and she tells him that he needs to lie a little. He goes Elsa because in his eyes she is the biggest liar he knows. She tries to talk him out of learning how to lie. She isn't successful but he gives up on getting her help and turns to Zahid who proceeds to teach him the Pants on Fire technique of lying.

Atypical 2.03

Little Dude and the Lion

Sam starts to have problems in school. He gets weirded out in class and runs out. Doug wants him to try a group therapy group for autistic teens. Elsa wants him to try a new therapist. Doug takes him to the group therapy instead of the therapist that Elsa signed him up for. Doug gets kind of familiar with the mother of one of the other teens in the group therapy.

Atypical 2.02

Penguin Cam and Chill

Paige is back from Maine. Back to where, I'm not sure. She wants to keep things casual with Sam. He's confused, at first. Zahid tries talking some sense into Sam. He thinks Sam should lean back and enjoy the ride: all the fun with none of the responsibility. Zahid has an analogy about having a dragon for a pet but it doesn't connect with Sam.

Atypical 2.01

Juiced!

Doug moves out after (1) he sees the note that Casey wrote on the dry erase board in the kitchen and (2) Elsa admits what she did. He punches a hole in the wall which Elsa covers up with a Christmas sign. Elsa and Casey try to keep Sam in the dark about why his father has moved out. They tell him that it is because Doug is building a porch for his father, Doug's father.