Dr. Shaun's First Autistic Patient | The Good Doctor 

i'm the same way i hate bright lights its why i hate going to the dentist

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He had his first autistic patient in an episode titled 22 steps in season one.

I saw that one. The patient got off of the wrong bus stop in his first try alone. Parents said they'd never make him do it again, if I got the episode right. It was a good one. I'd hope for that with my son when I am gone.

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My wife is like your niece. Yeah, some autistic people are nonverbal or have difficulty with being verbal, but hyperlexia (talking too much or feeling unable to stop talking) can also be a feature of autism.

@@MorganChaos i have autism, i act mostly normal however i am extremely sensitive to bright lights and high pitch frequencies, i also get lost in my mind when explaining things and literally will spend several minutes explaining a very simple task to make sure the person understood, and have an issue showing emotions and get very stressed out if im around too many people, missed almost all family events and hide when family is at my house, and with lights i wear sunglasses almost at all times as well as keep all lights off and windows covered, but for some reason my pc's monitor doesnt affect me as strongly as a light bulb, oh and i strongly avoid talking to people in public. also my niece has autism which is why me and her bond very strongly, probably because i know what will and will not trigger her

True everyone is different ❤

Same here. I had pretty severe speech issues, but i did lots of therapies and even a summer camp for speaking.

you asked for a hug and so your mum realised you were autistic?

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Even though I on the blindness spectrum, and not the autism spectrum, I somehow also relate to him? ❤❤

And to tell you the truth, I couldn't even remember my own birthday so I thought I was 20, where really I was only 8, and I also couldn't remember my phone number either? So I didn't know what was wrong with me at the time, and when I tell my family whom I thought I trusted the most, they just don't seem to understand? :(

And it was right

@@SuperGamingBros3 BS. That trivia nights was how they conencted, because when you cannot understand people orcommunicate you have noother way to do it. But clearly you just dont get it.

I'm bothered by this as well, this blond lady was really over stepping bounds left and right.

Agreed. She was trying to fit square pegs into round holes to appease her sense of how the world should work

​@@Whoami691no they're right. Bc the writers prioritize emotional resonance with a primarily neurological audience over maintaining a consistent portrayal of the autistic characters

Well, to be fair they don't called it a spectrum for nothing. And while this show displays some stereotypes time from time, it's still has the most respectful representation of an autistic diagnosed person I've ever seen in a tv show.

It is to make the functioning autistic seem even more functional for TV.

@@TheRockandfantasy101 i just watched 1 minute and 54 seconds and i can tell you right now atypical is more respectful than whatever the hell is happening here. i was diagnosed with autism as a child and this is already stereotype city

@@JacolynParker-vl6nw I never heard of Atypical before, I believe it hasn´t aired on my country and I would love to see it to make the comparison . But, while the Good Doctor really IS stereotypical in some aspects, I find it a decent representation. At least, it is to me, because my godson (who is also a child diagnosed with autism) acts identical like Shaun (minus the God level genius part) and he LOVES this show bc he sees himself on the main character. And for that I find the show good

I have it some people can't tell if I have I just normal but speak and talking is bad for me HAHAHAHAHJJHEHSHEHJMENHE But I think I am friendly and lot of people are nice to me 😊

Even if I can't do it the same way most people do it, or how they expect me to, doesn't mean I can't find my own ways to do it when it's important. So this guy should have some way to do this his way to help his roommate.

Was diagnosed with Asperger’s when I was 10. Would never know it because I’m high functioning

Ure adorable! Am pretty sure ur so kind just through ur comment ♥️

Aka: Noticeably not like everyone else

Autism is a spectrum though. There are still autistics that have distinct speech patterns & body language. This show wouldn't work if he was high-functioning & behaved 'normal'. I'm high functioning & have 'normal' speech too, but can we please stop with the "not autistic enough" & "too autistic" black & white thinking please?

Ive met people who were autistic and didnt sound like this yhey make Sean sound kike a robot! Everyone is different but not all sounds like this

​@@exilada800I think you missed my point. I was trying to say that as it is a spectrum and therefore do not make all autistic characters have the same speech pattern, differing personality and body language to show more of the spectrum. To ensure that as you say not just black and white but all the colours of the spectrum. I meant no offense.

My daughter has a normal speech patter too, however in any drama everything is exaggerated. Even the “typical “ doctors are talking over dramatically! It’s just a technique to get the fact they are different across to the audience.

My son is autistic and speaks normal

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For years, and I mean like 25 years, I'd get irritable in many stores and hated super bright overhead lights at home. Couldn't function or hold the little focus I had. The lights were loud and gave me "interrogation anxiety." I'd BEG for them to be turned off or replaced with dimmer ones. Everyone thought I was dramatic about it. It wasn't til more with autism shared similar reactions to lights that people in my life had a shocked pikachu face. I'm not bitter at all 😂

Same with sound for some people. Loud sounds or music can be painful and disorienting. Stores at Christmas, playing loud music, make concentrating on shopping difficult.

it’s actually awful

@@deserttrekkie I wear hats in stores. It blocks out some of the lighting. And ear plugs.

I was thinking the same thing. There was that red headed guy who Shaun helped.

@@mattseifman9534 tecnically this could be the first one hes treated as the primary docter i guess but i dont rember this patinet to begine with

All autism is autism. There is no "full-blown" type of being autistic. But you're right. Shaun treated a patent who was autistic and so is the actor who played him, Coby Bird. Season 1 episode 7 "22 Steps".

@@raea3588 i was saying his first now that shawn is a full doctor and not under anyone and for your informion its a scale its why its called a spertum diorder i should know im on it

Full blown autism is a hilariously stupid term that I’m totally adopting from now on lmao.

Fluorescent lights used to precipitate my seizures. Now they just make my eyes hurt.

The blue/white LED lights everywhere are awful, too. No one needs 12,000 lumen headlights...and no one who installs aftermarket lights ever aims them properly.

I have a sensitivity to light in general florescent is worse but cloudy days give me migraines I can't open my eyes and the pain makes me dizzy (I have react to light glasses that are slightly purple to help that)

Bright lights are bad for me , but it's worst for me when someone suddenly flashes me with bright lights on cars or a flashlight , especially with the newer ones they are very bright . Instantly brings on a massive migraine. Which I thought might get better with age . I am 71 yo and still have the same problem.

I have a light sensitivity to evening sun, but I find if I stay indoors it is worse when I'm not desensitised

Can you elaborate, I'm also autistic.

I am autistic why do you think we are weird. I have been at my job 23 years.

I mean that this scene is strange to watch because the other doctor (not Doctor Shaun) is trying to speak for others. I think it's rude in general. I'm a nurse, and we are taught to speak well and listen carefully. We are not supposed to assume what someone means.

I'm conflicted myself, some parts I really relate to, and others are very clear stereotypes that make me really uncomfortable. Along with how inappropriately they handled the scenes with trans patients and how he didn't seem to have a clue about how transgender people function, or dysphoria despite being a doctor really made me mad and super uncomfortable.

@@sipi2009I hear you. Uncomfortable is the right word.

@@antyliga2414 Thanks! I forgot to mention I'm trans myself, so those scenes really affected me personally. Along with the fact that autistic people are usually overly empathetic, or at least just empathetic in general, so him asking all those inappropriate questions about their genitals and then questioning their gender identity, and all that gave me the absolute ick. I've been just watching clips of the show her on RU-vid left and right, and I honestly really like Shaun like as a person, and even a little as a character, he seems sweet but then stuff like that I feel he'd never say and just generally feel like poorly written "nuance". Have you watched the show yourself, or are you just like me, lol?

Dit’s more about his character. Not every autistic character in the Good Doctor acts exactly the same, just like how different people on different sides of the spectrum are different. Also it’s for entertainment, different things are stereotypical everywhere for different people. :/

The show was created to show that all types of people can be doctors. Every character in the series is imperfect, thus more realistic.

Ye same lol

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I understand. I had a non cancerous tumor removed 23 years ago when I was 45. Even at that age, I was afraid. In the past few years, I have realized that I may be on the spectrum. My speech is normal, but several teachers said that I would get the correct answer in class, but my reasoning was backwards!

Ok, but imagine you meet someone who acts like this in real life? Just because you have autism too, does it give you the right to call people like him annoying?

@@yay29823 You missed the point. It's annoying that "TV-land" figures that this is the way to portray autism.

@@curious1366 And is it not? Just because it's different from someone's personal experience it doesn't mean it doesn't resonate with other's

it's called hardwork, shun can spend the whole night studying

I did too but I haven’t watched the show so idk

@@Sue-y7f it was back in season 1

@@artechstorm oh tysm

I've been in MRI machines head first and I have ADHD, and they didn't put anything to hold me down. I just had to be still and kept telling myself to not fucking move (which was hard), so it's not impossible for them not to have the pin down cussions

@@Anzy.99 they always have to place a plastic frame over my head and put headphones on. I've never had an MRI where they don't put a frame on your body where they're going to take the films. When I had to have an MRI of my leg they also put a frame over that and when I had to have an MRI of my liver they had to put a frame over my belly. I've never had an MRI where they don't use a frame. So it just didn't seem very realistic that they're just going to shove you in there without anything to keep you still or headphones to keep you from hearing those loud noises. The headphones are usually connected to a radio and they usually play music through the headphones to distract you from all the loud noises

I've had so many MRIs that I can't count them. The first time, they put a small towel over my face so I wouldn't be nervous going into the tube. After that, they didn't have to do anything. I thoight that the different pounding noises could be great beats for different types of songs. It also helped that I was in my 40's with first ones.

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Thank you! I have autism, but only average intelligence. I'm good at memorizing things, but that's it.

@saphiriathebluedragonknight375 I'm an elementary teacher, and I have worked with kids on many points of the spectrum. This universal depiction that this show and others subscribe to upsets me greatly. It also sets the precedent that all autistic people have to be incredible, otherwise they're supposedly "not autistic", which is really damaging! So in short you're welcome 😅.

Everyone is autistic these days, it’s a fashionable thing to be

This is literally two depictions of autism. Compared to the millions if not billions atp with autism. Its a big spectrum, this kinda stuff isn't far fetched. Y'all are complaining too much

Truly well said. He is THE surgeon.

Lol , i used to watch this a lot when i was like 6 or 7 and im sure i saw this one when I was 9

Not everyone

We're still a big minority, it's just that an autism diagnosis didn't exist until a little while ago, you were just the village weirdo or blended in with the neurotypicals because you had to.

That's not the problem we have. Also you assuming that and even implying that we'd ever call someone "too autistic" is pretty disgusting of yourself. The problem is that too many characters that are depicted to be autistic are depicted with all the same stereotypical overplayed and often inaccurate characterist that makes the character seem more like a mockery of actual autistic people's experiences than any representation it's trying to give. It's extremely obvious that a neurotypical person made the character. No actual autistic person would depict him like this. That being said, I mostly like Shaun as a character despite these facts, and they do get some things right, but it feels more like "even a broken clock is right two times a day" kind of situation, than anything else. Also, I've never seen an autistic person act like him even remotely in real life, and I'm also autistic myself and act nothing like him. He could've been much better representation if producers actually listened to their audience and hired people who are actually part of the minorities they're trying to depict.

@@sipi2009 Yeah exactly. It's disgusting. Some people are clearly upset that his autism isn't depicted in a specific way, as if all autistic people are the same. I'm saying maybe you shouldn't be so hateful about people that are different from you. I'm sorry if this character isn't "autistic enough" for you then.