Shaun refuses to acknowledge that he misses the physical intimacy with his girlfriend and Lea encourages them to have phone sex one night. Shaun and Lea keep running into each other on occasion, such as her picking him up in her car when he misses his bus stop and has to wait to get the bus in the other direction. Glassman goes so far as to praise Shaun's save to Lim despite his initial anger and later tells Jerome that Shaun is the one that they need, not himself. He has an aversion to physical touch unless he is the one to initiate it or it comes from people he is very comfortable with. During the procedure itself, Claire enlists Shaun as the assisting doctor while Melendez supervises. Shaun's unique diagnostic skills are noted by many characters, including Dr. Jackson Han who displays prejudice against Shaun for his autism. Meanwhile, Shaun tries to figure out what kind of cake they should be offering at their wedding, polling all his colleagues on what their favorites are. When both Lea and Shaun are sitting in the waiting room of an abortion clinic, Leas name is called, but she hesitates. Shaun tries to work through the loss of their child, which affects him in unexpected ways. Park realizes that Shaun actually saw something and is having trouble communicating it. At the same time, Shaun struggles with his differences of opinion about household habits with Lea, especially after Julianne tells him that he's in the "wet cement year" of marriage when such habits become permanent for the rest of the relationship. After a conversation with his mother, Shaun decides to hear his father out, but Shaun's father only proves to have venomous words for Shaun at the end, devastating him. Burnt Food. Here are some lesser-known facts about the prodigal medical practitioner. Shaun says he would definitely listen since he hates the sound it makes. It turns out this isnt actually necessary, because its Dr. Andrews who takes Salen down. After meeting Lea Dilallo, Shaun is immediately attracted to her, but his lack of knowledge in romantic matters leads to confusion, particularly after he asks Claire for advice on flirting. He lived independently in Casper, Wyoming for some time (though both Glassman and Shaun note that his neighbors provided much-needed help). Glassman bring the news that Shaun's father has died a short time later and as Shaun cries, Lea comforts him, holding Shaun in her arms with Shaun showing none of the hesitation or trouble he had with Carly. Shaun also inspires Andrews, who was once the most reluctant to hire him, to stand up to Han and fire him so that Shaun can be rehired by offering Andrews advice that Steve had once given to him. With not enough time to call for an ambulance, he instructs Lea how to do impromptu field surgery on his foot with the emergency first aid kit he packed. Seeing all the colleagues around him either quitting their jobs, he comes to the realization that he doesnt want to keep working at St. Bons if none of his friends are there anymore, so he convinces both Lea and Glassman that its the right thing for him to stand up and fight together with all of them. At the same time, Shaun has trouble experiencing increased intimacy with Carly, causing her to become greatly frustrated when Shaun barely even tries her solution of exposure therapy. Kenny recognizes Shauns ASD based naivet and exploits it, e.g. Together, Shaun and Jared discover that Roland has a tapeworm larva in his brain and successfully treat him. As a result, like Shaun, she has spent a great deal of her life as an outsider. He insists on eating the same thing for breakfast every day: yogurt and a green apple except for Mondays when he has breakfast with Dr. Glassman at the hospital. As Lim, Park and Claire treat Sadie, a patient with an apparently inoperable and aggressive tumor, Shaun suspects Sadie has been misdiagnosed and goes against Han's rules to investigate, landing him into trouble. Notably, Shaun was the only person in the entire hospital to suspect that Dr. Marcus Andrews would choose to remain Chief of Surgery instead of choosing a new one, resulting in Shaun winning the betting pool everyone created on the decision. When its time to drive to the courthouse, Dr. Glassman and Jordan surprise Shaun and Lea with a new plan: Theyre going to get married on the roof of the hospital in classic tux and wedding dress with Dr. Andrews officiating. The medical drama The Good Doctor, based on a Korean drama of the same name, exploded onto American television in 2017 to much fanfare. Before The Good Doctor, many shows and movies relegated characters with autism as being "other.". While Shaun turns out to be wrong about Nakano having made a mistake, he is correct about there being a problem and he stops the surgery in time to save the patient. Andrews later tells Lim he thinks Shaun failed as a surgeon for having to walk out despite doing something incredible as a diagnostician, but Lim reminds Andrews that it was a team effort that helped Beth which is more important. Mr. Murphy is also on the board of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG Georgia LLC and Ardagh Metal Packaging SA. At the same time, Shaun, Lim and Melendez are recommended for license suspension to the medical review board by an investigator for the governor for their actions and behavior during the quarantine. Dr. Glassman gets increasingly worried that Shaun is not equipped to live on his own and suggests an aid, or rather a therapist to help Shaun with everyday life tasks and challenges. When Shaun returns home, he is surprised and upset to discover that Lea now has a boyfriend. His attending and direct boss, Dr. Melendez, thinks Shaun has a significant deficit and Shaun will never do anything more than suction under his supervision. When Jared returns to working at the hospital, Shaun is specifically stated to greatly want Jared for his surgical team, something that goes a long way with convincing Lim to give him the job. At first, Shaun struggles with being a leader to his residents, causing him to make a number of mistakes. In "Afterparty," Lim manages to call Andrews for help and he locks down the hospital. When a problem arises, Shaun is able to come up with a surgical solution that makes Lea's pregnancy safe for her, although he subsequently isolates Lea in recovery while annoying her with his overprotectiveness. Shaun's intervention and solution of the problem earns him Nakano's respect with the older doctor going so far as to ask Shaun to join him in the surgery and then later tell him that it was nice operating with Shaun. They both agree that they have a whole lot of things they need to work through in terms of their individual insecurities. The patient is called Evan and is there for a broken arm, although Shaun discovers that Evan has terminal bone cancer that his parents havent told him about. Despite a complication, Shaun, Andrews and Claire are successfully able to complete the procedure and save the patient's face. Shaun also quickly develops a close friendship with Claire Browne who proves to be one of the first people to understand and relate to Shaun. As Carly goes to leave, Shaun takes her hand for the first time and agrees, stating that he loves Carly and the two embrace. Instead, Shaun decides to try to perform an amputation in just minutes time and Vera in return asks Shaun to move on from Lea if she dies which he promises. Park helps Shaun understand that much of his issues come from fear and he decides to commit himself to trying the exposure therapy, finding that it is scary but worth it. The surgical team from San Jose is given the hard choice to pick the few patients they can treat in the time they are there, having to turn some of them away for various reasons. Shaun goes to a nearby grocery store to buy more apples and gets held at gunpoint in a robbery. This list is the 10 other scales that that have the highest correlation with high IQ--->low IQ when aggregated at the character level.. genius (not dunce) (r=0.94) knowledgeable (not ignorant) (r=0.87) perceptive (not unobservant) (r=0.84) competent (not incompetent) (r=0.84) As a result, he may make a decision that is rational and by the rules, but morally wrong or otherwise harmful such as taking away Dr. Glassman's license due to the rules dictating it while not understanding why Glassman was angry with him, Shaun was able to see that Glassman was upset, but not able to understand why he was upset. The paramedic who ends up transporting Shaun to the nearest hospital afterwards remarks he is very lucky to have a resourceful partner such as Lea, which Shaun wholeheartedly agrees with. In Rationality, Shaun is faced with the challenge of getting Salen to take down the large billboard she put up outside the hospital that uses him and his ASD status as a literal poster boy for diversity hiring at the hospital. Together, the two take an unsanctioned road trip in Leas vintage car while Glassman worries about an AWOL and radio-silent Shaun. The 25-year-o. When talking with Tara, Shaun mentions having spent most of his life alone, but enjoys the friends he has made as a doctor and the lack of loneliness he now feels. In Newbies, Shaun is asked to help evaluate the six new resident applicants but struggles with connecting to them on a more personal level. They have two children. Shaun Murphy (born May 6, 1948) is an American blues and R&B singer songwriter, best known for her powerhouse singing style. After he gets off work, Shaun visits Carly and asks to touch her other breast to Carly's pleasure. After spending the night sleeping comfortably with Lea and having a brief meltdown over the potential of being alone, Shaun appears to lose some of his aversion to touch. Shaun succeeds in saving both of his patients and later shares a rare hug with Glassman after learning of Glassman's meningitis diagnosis. Chambers is offended by the suggestion that he may have ASD. As the surgery approaches, Shaun has dreams of Steve encouraging him as well as Glassman giving him an orange cap that had helped Glassman during his own first lead surgery. Unknown to Shaun, Lea was rescued already and overhears Shaun on the radio talking with Vera about his love for her. In doing so, Shaun made Claire a better doctor because he inspired her to look through his eyes and save a life. However, Shaun's bluntness at times has proven helpful such as in "Disaster" when he pointed out a couple's doubts, causing them to confront those doubts and reach a resolution. After figuring out how to perform the surgery, Shaun rushes to Andrews' home to bring him the news and together the two present the surgery to Lim. He is married to an American scientist and has a son with his wife. They may have difficulty relating to people and understanding their emotions. The operation is ultimately a success despite the intense pain Kerry had to suffer rather than risk a relapse. They got married right out of high school and soon realized it was a mistake and divorced again. At the same time, in the aftermath of his confrontation with Lim, Shaun appears to be secretly struggling, although he does his best to hide it. Despite this, Shaun has genuine feelings for Carly as shown when she asked him to speak with her instead of ignoring Carly if he had feelings for her at all. After some deliberation whether they really want their wedding and all the preparations to be accompanied by a TV crew, the two of them finally agree that it would be a great way to advocate for neurodiversity and be an inspiration to others who feel like theyre different and dont fit in. Jackson Han (enemy)Salen Morrison (enemy) Shaun decides he wants to practice having dinner with Leas parents by inviting Morgan and Dr. Glassman to pretend to be Pam and Mike Dilallo. During Shaun's first attempt at a lead surgery, it is Park who recognizes that Shaun isn't having a meltdown but rather that he has seen something that he is having trouble expressing to the other doctors. Olivia is capable, but isn't confident. What began as a description of 10 cases by Dr. John Langdon Down in 1887 at the Earlswood Asylum in London culminates now, 130 years later, with. Jared ultimately approaches Lim about resuming his residency and he is granted a position on Shaun's team, although Jared will have to be a first year resident again. This hits Shaun hard and he consults Dr. Glassman to ensure that he hasnt overlooked a possible treatment option. The latter ignores the messages, also encouraged by Lea who says he shouldnt think about work or his everyday life for a while. Shaun is then forced to treat pregnant mother-to-be Viola who suffers complications requiring a C-section. Following his firing, Shaun's communication issues leads to him failing to catch the cues that Zack Cordell is angry with him at a bar, leading to Zack beating him up. Even more extraordinary is that Shaun's statement that Zack was misdiagnosed before collapsing from his injuries leads Claire to successfully replicate Shaun's thought processes to see through his eyes and save Zack's life. 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