Autistic savant lead charactor in upcoming ABC series

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Earlier this month, ABC picked up a new medical drama The Good Doctor, which was developed by Hawaii Five-0 star Kim and David Shore. Based on the South Korean series of the same name, the series stars Freddie Highmore as a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome.

I generally don’t watch a lot of medical shows, so I didn’t quite know what to think about that, but I liked David a lot and I have a history with autism, and I thought that was a theme that struck me as being very personal and something worth exploring,” Schiff says. Although he declined to elaborate on his personal history with autism, he did share that he has been involved with the organization Cure Autism Now since his time on The West Wing. “I’ve been witness to kind of the whole spectrum, and I find it a fascinating subject.”

As the season progresses, we’ll see Dr. Glassman help Shaun navigate office politics and “learn how to proceed in a proper fashion, because he’s making some mistakes of mannerism, let’s say, and he gets in a couple touchy situations, one of which I help him out of,” teases Schiff. “Early on, I’m basically his protector and his guidance person.”