Henry (Special)

Henry is a major character in the second season of comedy Netflix series Special.

Character creation
Henry is played by Buck Andrews, who is also gay and neurodivergent.

Biography
He meets Ryan at the latter's grandmother's funeral - Henry was her gardener. He reveals that he is also gay and invites Ryan to his group of disabled friends, who call themselves the Crips. Henry and Ryan go on a date, but that ends when Ryan gets back with his ex-boyfriend Tanner. They stay friendly with each other throughout, even after Ryan ends up breaking up with Tanner.

Autism
Henry describes himself as "on the spectrum. Mild though, so just a sprinkle". He also says "people like me, who were diagnosed with Asperger's but that term is now problematic because whoops it was coined by a Nazi." He stims by flapping his hands. Henry is a rather flamboyant, in-your-face type of guy. He's very direct and speaks what's on his mind.