Serial ini diciptakan dan ditulis oleh Robia Rashid.<ref name="cast">{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2016/10/netflix-coming-of-age-series-atypical-seth-gordon-jennifer-jason-leigh-keir-gilchrist-michael-rapaport-star-1201837738/|title=Netflix Greenlights 'Atypical' Series From 'The Goldbergs' Duo; Jennifer Jason Leigh, Keir Gilchrist & Michael Rapaport To Star|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 17, 2016|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 17, 2016}}</ref> Untuk mendapatkan penggambaran yang lebih akurat, Robia juga berkonsultasi dengan Michelle DekanDean, seorang profesor yang bekerja di Pusat Penelitian dan Perawatan Autisme, [[Universitas Negeri California]].<ref name="usa-today">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/06/19/first-look-netflix-atypical-autism/102900046|title=First Look: Teen with autism comes of age in Netflix's 'Atypical'|work=[[USA Today]]|language=en|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/07/watch-netflixs-atypical-thriller-is-hilarious-but.html|title=Watch: Netflix's Atypical Trailer Is Hilarious, but Will It Be Poignant?|last=Thaxton|first=Ryan|date=July 18, 2017|website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref> Keir Gilchrist, tokoh utama, mengatakan dalam sebuah wawancara untuk ''[[Vulture (majalah)|Vulture]]'', "Dia [(Rashid]) menulis naskah. Kami berbicaramembicarakan banyak hal, saya melakukan penelitian dan juga menonton banyak film serta membaca banyak buku".<ref name="vulture">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/08/keir-gilchrist-is-done-playing-teenagers-after-atypical.html|title=After ''Atypical'', Keir Gilchrist Is Done Playing Teenagers|date=August 11, 2017|website=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|access-date=August 12, 2017}}</ref>
