What TV shows have mentally challenged characters?

Question

Either in real life, how they are portrayed or made fun of or shows that have mentally retarded characters played by neurotypical actors.

Thanks for all your help.

Answer 1

Secret Life of the American Teenager: Grace's adopted brother Tom is mentally handicapped

and if you count Nanny Carrie as mentally challenged (which i do cuz she has to have some kind of mental disorder to be that crazy) then One Tree Hill too

Answer 2

There are none that I can think of that have a mentally challenged character as a regular.  Many shows have had them as one-time characters, usually very respectful of their disability.

Law and Order: Criminal Intent had a character with Aspberger's - sort of a high-functioning autism.  The man was an accountant in two episodes - the second was Endgame.

Law and Order: SVU has had Down's Syndrome girls who were abused.

House MD treated a boy with severe autism in Lines in the Sand.

Quantum Leap had Sam jumping into a boy with Down's Syndrome, twice.

Without a Trace had a search for a missing autistic boy.

Answer 3

All My Children (soap) has a girl (character) with autism spectrum disorder.

Answer 4

The only show that I can think of is Life Goes On it is a really old show, like late 80s or 90s. The show was about a family and the son Corky has Down's Syndrome. I can't think of any current or more recent shows though. That was a great show though!!

Answer 5

All of them.

House

Monk

are the two that come to mind most quickly