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IkeSiCwan
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16 Mar 2021, 3:05 pm

Hi, I wonder who thinks that this show gives a better image of autism.

I think it does not! The few with such a special ability are in a very low number. And how could one become a MD without a degree in a science befor attenting to a medical university? In both cases, first becoming a general specialist and after that study 4 years to become a md, such social disabilities would render all the way useless. No one with such a strong disability would master any university to become a md.

Proof me wrong, do we have anyone here with a savant syndrome on top of ASD like the main actor has and became a md?


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16 Mar 2021, 5:17 pm

Autistic doctors – we’re not exactly as portrayed on TV

Autistic doctors: overlooked assets to medicine - The Lancet

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Certain autistic traits are valued in doctors: attention to detail, excellent recall, and creative problem solving. A driving passion and strong work ethic help doctors with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to progress through training programmes, while minimising the effect of their interpersonal, executive functioning, and sensory difficulties on others.

Isolated reports from individuals1, 2 and fitness to practice proceedings3 exist, but there is little research into the effect of working in medicine on autistic people.4 The prevalence of ASD in doctors has not been established. One survey5 of general practioners resident in the UK identified 3 (1%) of 304 respondents as autistic and this proportion reflects the prevalence of ASD in the general population.4 The authors report increasing numbers of neurodivergent doctors enquiring in established peer-support groups and the emergence of autism-specific support groups.

Medicine has changed. Pressures are greater, but support structures (eg, the firm medical apprenticeship model) are fewer. Thinking outside the box is discouraged, but ticking the box is not.

Diagnosis can be a moment of sudden enlightenment, explain a lifetime of difficulties (panel), and initiate support. However, diagnosis can also have unfavourable consequences if individuals with ASD are met with denial or discrimination from colleagues, family, or friends. Few autistic people are fortunate enough to be mentored by the hospital president, unlike Dr Murphy in ABC's The Good Doctor.

There have always been autistic doctors, but now the field of medicine, and the world, are more challenging for the neurodivergent clinician to navigate than ever before. Autism is no excuse for incompetence or poor conduct, but neither is the condition a reason for employers to impede the successful practice and career progression of doctors with ASD.

Greater understanding and support are required to enable doctors with autism to continue to be assets to medicine. Recruitment and retention difficulties mean employers, managers, and colleagues can no longer afford to overlook the potential of autistic doctors purely because these doctors do not conform to existing systems favouring the neurotypical clinician.


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17 Mar 2021, 8:27 am

I watched the first 3 seasons.. but honestly, it just got worst and worst. Shawn got more annoying than Autistic. I agree that he could not have went to University, considering how much he struggles with simple tasks like he did through the whole series. I mean, he would have been heavily confronted in medical school AND we never saw any of that during the show. The only flashback we saw was about his brother and family, none about his schools struggles and how he made it to be a doctor.

Then came up Melendez's death to wrap up season 3 (He was getting more popular than Shawn). Then, COVID was the new inspiration for the show and I stopped watching!



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17 Mar 2021, 8:03 pm

Fixxer wrote:
I watched the first 3 seasons.. but honestly, it just got worst and worst. Shawn got more annoying than Autistic. I agree that he could not have went to University, considering how much he struggles with simple tasks like he did through the whole series. I mean, he would have been heavily confronted in medical school AND we never saw any of that during the show. The only flashback we saw was about his brother and family, none about his schools struggles and how he made it to be a doctor.

Then came up Melendez's death to wrap up season 3 (He was getting more popular than Shawn). Then, COVID was the new inspiration for the show and I stopped watching!


It has turned into the Shawn and Paige soap opera.


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30 Sep 2021, 6:28 pm

The new season started and I think it will be good. Sure, it portrays the typical Asperger persona tv shows use, the obviously autistic and immensely smart person.



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02 Oct 2021, 12:04 am

I have met a doctor who is Autistic, so it isn't impossible.


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06 Oct 2021, 5:37 pm

There is a new character who is dealing with ADHD and who is also quite remarkably smart. I won't say more so not to spoil it!



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07 Oct 2021, 10:32 am

I watched part of the first episode and couldn't stand it. The guy is incompetent in a way that I don't buy any autistic doctor actually being. Autistic or not, one of the first things you learn when dealing with patients is not to randomly blab every thought on your mind. They seem to think autistic means "completely and utterly oblivious to social norms and incapable of learning social norms" instead of having a realistic idea of what a highly verbal, medically trained autistic guy would actually know about social interaction.